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Yahoo's Fight for its Users Earns the Company Special Recognition by EFF

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Re: Yahoo's Fight for its Users Earns the Company Special Recognition by EFF

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I have hated yahoo because of their poor products, bad user experience, ridiculous design sense, and what appears to be just brand marketing for a brand's sake. However, I have to say this news gives me a strong reason to reevaluate yahoo. And my own feelings about this makes it clear to me there is a market in customers who are interested in having their rights respected. I'm looking forward to the new wave of stron…

I think Marissa has recently did a lot of changes to improve Yahoo.

Re: Yahoo's Fight for its Users Earns the Company Special Recognition by EFF

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"Yahoo went to bat for its users – not because it had to, and not because of a possible PR benefit"

Good for them, but also perhaps motivated from poor PR resulting from this episode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Yahoo!#Outing_of_C...

Re: Yahoo's Fight for its Users Earns the Company Special Recognition by EFF

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post #11
post #5

I have hated yahoo because of their poor products, bad user experience, ridiculous design sense, and what appears to be just brand marketing for a brand's sake. However, I have to say this news gives me a strong reason to reevaluate yahoo. And my own feelings about this makes it clear to me there is a market in customers who are interested in having their rights respected. I'm looking forward to the new wave of stron…

I think Marissa has recently did a lot of changes to improve Yahoo.

Such as?

Re: Yahoo's Fight for its Users Earns the Company Special Recognition by EFF

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post #11
post #5

I have hated yahoo because of their poor products, bad user experience, ridiculous design sense, and what appears to be just brand marketing for a brand's sake. However, I have to say this news gives me a strong reason to reevaluate yahoo. And my own feelings about this makes it clear to me there is a market in customers who are interested in having their rights respected. I'm looking forward to the new wave of stron…

I think Marissa has recently did a lot of changes to improve Yahoo.

This was 6 years back. When probably Terry Semel or Jerry Yang were at Yahoo!

Re: Yahoo's Fight for its Users Earns the Company Special Recognition by EFF

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post #12

Well, this is a little weird... Yahoo that joined PRISM in 2008 gets a gold star from EFF?

I doubt you can "join" PRISM. You're forced in.

It definitely has a cool name though. Reminds me of Justice League.
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