SAN FRANCISCO, United States. The internet giant Yahoo! said she had received ” threats “of the American government to force him to cooperate with the Board and deliver user data to the surveillance program PRISM, the National Security Agency (NSA, the acronym in English).
“We had to fight every step to prevent attempts surveillance US government. At one point, the government threatened us with a daily fine of $ 50 000 if we continue to refuse to obey, “said the Head of Legal Affairs Yahoo !, Ron Bell in a post on the company’s blog, made yesterday.
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The charge dates back to 2007, when the American government has amended a law to request information about users online services, a request that Yahoo! deemed “unconstitutional”. The company refused to deliver the data requested and appealed to the Court of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance USA (FISC, in English).
Defeat. Yahoo !, during that time received “threats” of business administration lost the case and was finally forced to share the data that the government asked, but Bell revealed, then focused its efforts on getting disqualify the case file so that it became public and could prove government pressure, she could.
“We strive to declassify the case and to make public the investigation,” said Bell, who assured that now that the Fisc declassified 1,500 pages on the case, Yahoo is working so they are available for public consultation.
Sharing. The PRISM program, whose existence was revealed from leaks Former NSA analyst Edward Snowden in 2013, requires technology companies to share information about users with the American government.
“We treat public safety as a very serious matter, but We are also committed to protecting the data of our users. Continue to face requests and laws that we consider illegal, unclear or unreasonable, “concluded Ron Bell.
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Expansion. The fact that Yahoo! has lost the case paved the way for an expansion of US spy by the internet through the Prism, whereby the NSA and the FBI had unrestricted access – and without justified according to Justice -. e-mails, chats and files that trafegaram the main servers and social networks in the world
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