Yahoo CEO Says It Would Be Treason To Decline To Cooperate With the NSA 524
McGruber writes "During Wednesday's TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Marissa Meyer was asked what would happen if Yahoo simply declined to cooperate with the NSA. She replied 'Releasing classified information is treason. It generally lands you incarcerated.' Meyer also revealed that the 2007 lawsuit against the Patriot Act had been filed by Yahoo: 'I'm proud to be part of an organization that from the very beginning in 2007, with the NSA and FISA and PRISM, has been skeptical and has scrutinized those requests. In 2007 Yahoo filed a lawsuit against the new Patriot Act, parts of PRISM and FISA, we were the key plaintiff. A lot of people have wondered about that case and who it was. It was us ... we lost. The thing is, we lost and if you don't comply it's treason.'"
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You guys are hooped. (Score:5, Funny)
But it's NOT treason for the NSA to share their (illegally obtained?) information with other countries.
Right, because there's no N, S, or A in treason. Oh, wait....
Re:I hearby pledged my oath and rifle... (Score:4, Funny)
Pipe down, adults are talking.
Re:I hearby pledged my oath and rifle... (Score:5, Funny)
Damn they got him before he could even finish his post!
Re:Treason.. or... (Score:5, Funny)
Everyone is born American in their heart. Some people choose to defect.
Re:Treason.. or... (Score:4, Funny)
Snowden didn't commit treason either. In 1945 the Supreme Court ruled that treason requires adhering to a specific enemy, which neither of them did.
I'm sure Obama would argue that Snowden has sided with Terror(TM). Is that specific enough for you?