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Yahoo denies family access to dead marine's e-mail | |
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| Time: 09:08 EST/14:08 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
The family of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq was denied access to the soldier's Yahoo e-mail account due to the company's policies, raising questions of whether businesses should balance privacy with special requests. The Marine, Justin Ellsworth, 20, was killed in November by a roadside bomb in Falluja while assisting civilian evacuations before the large-scale military offensive against insurgents in the city, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. But when Ellsworth's father John tried to recover his e-mail account, he was barred due to Yahoo's policy of not giving e-mail passwords to anyone besides the account holder. | ||
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| #1 By 415 (68.54.28.118) at 12/23/2004 8:26:08 AM |
| Why? It's a good thing that Yahoo enforces it's privacy policy no matter what the circumstances. That's integrity. |
| #2 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 12/23/2004 10:21:39 AM |
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#2 Agreed. And Soldiers write some "dark" stuff. Most people wouldn't get that - soldier humor has a special flavor and it is very often rough and not just around the edges.
Also, there is the issue of the man's privacy - even opposite family members. I am certain that there are things he would have wanted kept private. Yahoo needs to stick to their position on this. |
| #3 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 12/24/2004 12:26:37 AM |
| #4 "Bad Form!" Please try that - I'm hoping the young man breaks it off in your fourth point of contact. |
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