Why is yahoo providing information to the Chinese gvt re its subscribers?
370962
Because the Chinese govt. has opened its country to foreign capitalist business, and if Yahoo wants to do business in China they must play by the rules that the Chinese govt has set even if it means the good guys get caught. But money is money and that is the bottom line.
92450
The problem is NOT with Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google. In fact, I would say that these companies have in some small way helped China. The problem is with the Chinese Government. \n\nYahoo, Microsoft, and Google are following the law of the country in which they are operating. It is no different then when these companies...and others, enforce U.S. policies. They are doing what they are meant to do...Provide a service to the people as best as they are capable of doing. \n\nWhy do I think these companies, and other like them, are helping the Chinese? Because until recently, the Internet was completely off limits to the people. The general Chinese public was forbidden access. Now, however restricted it may be, they have access.  This will open some doors previously closed. In time, and very slowly, the regulations will be loosened and the Chinese people will have more and more freedoms. Why am I certain of this?  Because not that many years ago, most religious practices were seriously looked down on by the Chinese Government. Thousands of temples were destroyed, and tens of thousands of monks, priests and lay practitioners were beaten, killed and forced to abandoner their practices. (At least openly.) Today, the Chinese government is rebuilding many of these temples and most religions have been permitted to rebuild. \n\nI believe that in time, open access to the wealth of information on the Internet will be permitted with much fewer regulations.
1154657
i would rather you report my answer as abuse and have them read it.\n\ni do not support the corprate policy of blocking information at any level for any person over the age of 18 so with that said yahoo please let china see everything i do and be pop up advertized to death and the same goes for google you evil corprate types willing to sell your soul to make a buck .
1073585
And you are so much better than they are by stating these things in this crude manner in an open forum?\n\nDo you have the proof to back these allegations up with or is this just your opinion on how things are in China?
371289
I am wondering about that as well. Probably yahoo has done something for safety reasons.
303554
China is a communist dicatorship where there is no such thing as free speech and seeking information about the outside world is a crime.\n\nHu went to see Bill Gates because Microsoft is a bigger threat to the Chinese government than the US is. Yahoo, Google, and all computer programs that originate outside China are a massive problem for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, and Hu is trying to tread a very fine line between allowing some restricted internet access and armed insurrection.
1121501
Well they bend over to China, and edit the Chinese Yahoo! website to the government's liking. Who's to say they aren't doing the same for other countries? the U.S. even?
491237
because yahoo serves people.
948693
No, not unless they actually investigate the reports to see which ones are unfounded and which ones are legit. I've been reporting, I think one guy, who's been impersonating at least three or four people. How would Yahoo know anything about it unless someone tells them? With your way, even the person being impersonated would lose points for reporting it. Stuff like that shouldn't happen. If Yahoo investigated these reports, there wouldn't be a problem, so we wouldn't need a plan. The whole reason reporting gets out of hand is because the offenders know Yahoo isn't investigating reports, so they can get away with it.
1146539
Why are you paying for Yahoo?
402545
Yahoo wants to know everything about you but dosent really want you to know who they are....lots of luck. I guess they are afraid you will sell their info for a profit lol.
360121
China is a sovereign nation..they can have any laws they like..and Yahoo has to follow them...\n\nIt is not like Yahoo is trying to clamp down on revolution....\n\nThe problem is the Chinese government..NOT any individual company....
612188
Yahoo in China operates according to Chinese law. China's government set requirements for Yahoo to operate and Yahoo's options were either comply with the requirements, or not offer any service whatsoever.\n\nYahoo in the US operates according to US law. The French government had a problem with something posted on an AMERICAN Yahoo site. So Yahoo told the French that it has no jurisdiction over American servers. And BTW, the US Court told Yahoo that the US wasn't getting involved. So, Yahoo still faces the fines in France, if the French want to try and collect.\n\nAs to the guy whose site was shut down, we don't have all the facts. But Yahoo has a right to enforce their own internal policies.
168100
Yahoo is a big company and if they do hackers will find this out and publicize it. This will effect the reputation of Yahoo and will loose users.
55990
Yeah, it's just called 'Yahoo!'.  Since it started in the United States there's no need to specify this in the name.
130752
They do not allow free discussion of its people.  They are concerned that the democratic movement would use the internet to create widespread interrest in democracy and challenge their control of the Chinese people.\n\nAny companies that operate in China is subject to its laws.  Google and Yahoo are operating in China and is being forced to follow its restrictive laws.
700173
And yet you still use their answers section. And really....you think yahoo gets their money by legal means? Silly kid.