[ale] OT: eBay sez: "No subpoena needed!"

[James P. Kinney III]

Well, M$ EULA already allows M$ access to your entire box. 

On Fri, 2003-02-21 at 19:41, Mike Lockhart wrote:
> wonderful. next thing you know you'll find out that M$'s EULA allows
> them to access all data on your desktop if the police ask them to.
> 
> - mike
> 
> On Fri, 2003-02-21 at 19:34, Jim wrote:
> > Silicon Valley, by way of Ha'aretz reported this little gem today.  Joseph 
> > Sullivan, eBay's director of "law enforcement and compliance," recently made 
> > a speech in Israel, where he made the following statements:
> > 
> > "When someone uses our site and clicks on the 'I Agree' button, it is as if he 
> > agrees to let us submit all of his data to the legal authorities. Which means 
> > that if you are a law-enforcement officer, all you have to do is send us a 
> > fax with a request for information, and ask about the person behind the 
> > seller's identity number, and we will provide you with his name, address, 
> > sales history and other details - all without having to produce a court 
> > order. We want law enforcement people to spend time on our site." 
> > 
> > This means any law enforcement officer can request all of your personal 
> > information from eBay, for any reason, and they will cheerfully comply. Just 
> > goes to show you what can be lurking behind those "I Agree" buttons.
> > 
> > http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/5233146.htm
> > 
> > http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=264863&contrassID=2&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
> > 
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