Sunday, December 22, 2013

Team Omidyar, World Police: eBay puts user data on a ‘silver platter’ for law enforcement

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/14/team-omidyar-world-police-ebay-puts-user-data-on-a-silver-platter-for-law-enforcement/

Until a few days ago, the world knew very little about Pierre Omidyar’s personal views on people who leak secrets, particularly secrets belonging to corporations rather than the government. (Remember that, before it started publishing government cables, Wikileaks made its name exposing corporate secrets.)
That changed last weekend when Pando investigations editor Paul Carr invited Omidyar to addressremarks he made in 2009 about when editors should turn in non-violent leakers to the authorities.
Omidyar’s response must have horrified any source considering leaking to NewCo

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