[ NNSquad ] Chevron targets Google, Yahoo, Microsoft e-mail accounts

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Chevron targets Google, Yahoo, Microsoft e-mail accounts

http://j.mp/QjTUFE  (CNET)

   "A $18 billion legal battle pitting Chevron against indigenous
    Amazonian Indians has spilled over into a California courtroom, where
    the oil giant is trying to force Google and Yahoo to turn over e-mail
    accounts used by attorneys for the Ecuadorians. Microsoft has also
    received a request."

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Chevron execs can go jump in a drilling borehole (as far as I'm
concerned). Even though this case "only" involves transactional data
(not email contents), it's time that transactional data protections be
brought up to 21st century standards of expected communications
privacy, instead of the early 20th century pen register sensibilities.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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