In his first public statement about Yahoo Inc.’s email surveillance controversy, the company’s top lawyer argues that it is being unfairly vilified but is not allowed to defend itself.
In a letter sent Wednesday, Yahoo general counsel Ron Bell asked James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, to declassify information related to Yahoo’s alleged scanning of emails at the behest of the government. Bell wrote that Yahoo isn’t able to tell its side of the story because of the risk of punishment. “U.S. laws significantly constrain—and severely punish—companies’ ability to speak for themselves about national security related orders,” Bell wrote. “On behalf of Yahoo and our global community of users, I respectfully request that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence expeditiously clarify this matter.”
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