Comments on: Yahoo! Invokes the Nürnberg Defense

By: BizzyBlog.com » I Do Not “Yahoo!” Follow-up

BizzyBlog.com » I Do Not “Yahoo!” Follow-up — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 01:32:49 +0000

[...] Unfortunately I had to go to Yahoo! News to verify the company’s defense of the actions described in this previous post (essentially giving the Chinese government the info they needed to jail a dissenting journalist for 10 years), but you won’t have to, and I won’t supply the link (HT Hoy Story via Ace, who likens the company’s excuses to the Nuremberg Defense; bolds are mine): Yahoo’s Yang say hands tied in China Internet censorship case [...]

By: Doc Rampage

Doc Rampage — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:21:44 +0000

So, X, are you going to organize a boycott of Yahoo sponsers over this? I’d do it but I’m too lazy. You’re one of those go-getter types, I can tell.

By: Magna Carta

Magna Carta — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:09:00 +0000

[Irrelevant crap that was spammed to this thread and two others, and which, if repeated again, will get this user banned.]

By: Dave Munger

Dave Munger — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:50:13 +0000

Florida?

By: mikem

mikem — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:40:42 +0000

This is, I think, one of those things where you don’t if you did the right thing until it plays out. It would be nice to know just what Yahoo knew before it released the information. Governments have legitimate reasons at times for getting user information, e.g., fraud, child p*rn, threats made and so on. If Yahoo knew that their information was to be used to silence political dissent then their actions are condemnable. I’m willing to believe that is possibly true since there has been an on and off discussion on the web as to whether it is preferable to deny internet service to nations with totalitarian governments or put up with the restrictions so that the inherent democracy of the internet can eventually work its magic. Both sides have very legitimate arguments to make and no one will know which side was correct until history proves out.
I wish we knew more.