http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/19/technology/yahoo.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007041909
"A Chinese couple sued Yahoo and its Chinese affiliates on Wednesday, alleging the Internet firms provided information that helped the Chinese government prosecute the man for his Internet writings.
Wang Xiaoning was sentenced to 10 years in prison last year for “incitement to subvert state power” after he e-mailed electronic journals advocating democratic reform and a multi-party system…
“While in custody, Plaintiffs were subjected to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including arbitrary, prolonged and indefinite detention, for expressing their free speech rights and for using the Internet to communicate about democracy and human rights matters,” the filing said…
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A company like yahoo could release some personal information to a government. I understand that Yahoo tends to gain a big market, but is that all that matters? Does Freedom of speech has no place in corporate world?