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Jun 17
On June 11, Google made public a letter it sent to the Attorney General and the FBI requesting permission to include FISA and similar data requests in it Transparency Report. A couple days later, Facebook and Microsoft revealed aggregated government data request numbers, followed soon after by other companies. Now Yahoo! has revealed its own
Jun 17
Yahoo discloses US government data request stats: over 12,000 in six months
Posted in: Today's Chili
Yahoo has just revealed just how many government requests for data it’s received in the past six months, and it’s beaten out Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell noted in a Tumblr post that the search giant received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests, “inclusive of criminal, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and other requests,” between December 1st, 2012 and May 31st, 2013. According to Mayer and Bell, the majority of requests relate to “fraud, homicides, kidnappings, and other criminal investigations.” Naturally, Yahoo notes that it can’t specify how many FISA requests are in that figure due to their classified nature, but it “strongly urge(s) the federal government to reconsider its stance on this issue.”
Mayer and Co. also announced that their first “global law enforcement transparency report” will debut later in the summer, and will include data on the first half of 2013. It’s not a one-time occurrence either — the firm plans to update the dossier twice each year.
Source: Yahoo (Tumblr)
Jun 16
Jun 14
While everyone’s skeptical
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Jun 14
Yahoo has spent the past several months revamping its mobile apps, and it’s shifting that attention to a Sportacular redesign just as playoff season reaches its peak. Now going under the more recognizable Yahoo Sports name, the remade Android and iOS apps tout a simpler interface; users can also sync their favorite teams across devices. Those running iOS get a few added upgrades with this release, including iPad support and a stream of Twitter posts from local writers and experts. No matter the platform, fans of all stripes can grab Yahoo’s updates at the source links.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile
Via: Yahoo (Tumblr)
Source: App Store, Google Play
Jun 13
Jun 13
Yahoo’s spending spree continues: conference call and photo apps, Sky News streaming deal
Posted in: Today's Chili
After blowing $1.1 billion on Tumblr, we’d assumed that Yahoo would need a lie down in a darkened room while its accountants hunted around for more cash. Turns out that it was just the first in a raft of new deals, including several that the company has made in the last week. First up, the search firm has splashed out on free conference-calling service Rondee, which has been folded into Yahoo’s small business team. Then there’s GhostBird software, makers of iOS photography apps KitCam and PhotoForge, which will now be folded into Flickr’s mobile offerings. Finally, Yahoo has signed up with the UK’s Sky News to broadcast morning show Sunrise online, as well as the main Sky News feed during breaking news events. There’s no word on how much this spending spree has cost, so we’ll keep an ear out for any anguished screams emanating out of 701 1st Ave., Sunnyvale.
Filed under: Cameras, Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Via: TechCrunch, (2), Yahoo (Twitter)
Source: Rondee, GhostBird, The Guardian
Jun 12
Jun 12
It’s hard to get a clean username anymore when signing up for a service, especially if it’s a fairly popular service, like Twitter or Yahoo. Speaking of that, though, Yahoo has announced that it’ll be doing a bit of spring cleaning on all of its accounts, deactivating the ones that have been inactive for a
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