[e-privacy] What do ISPs charge the law to spy on you?

[Andrea Glorioso]

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/06/what-do-isps-charge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

What do ISPs charge the law to spy on you?

   Cryptome is hosting [34]several ISPs' pricelists and guidelines for
   "lawful spying" activities on behalf of law enforcement. Included is
   Yahoo's price-guide (hilariously, Yahoo tried to send them a
   [35]copyright takedown notice to make this go away).

   One of the more remarkable elements of Yahoo's document is the sheer
   quantity of material that Yahoo retains for very, very long periods.
   From /.: "IP logs last for one year, but the original IPs used to
   create accounts have been kept since 1999. The contents of your Yahoo
   account are bought for $30 to $40 by law enforcement agencies."

     [yahoolegalspying.jpeg] Yahoo! will seek reimbursement based on the
     actual time expended by Yahoo!'s compliance staff in complying with
     the request. The average costs related to compliance matters are
     listed below for your convenience. These estimates are neither a
     ceiling nor a floor but represent the average costs of typical
     searches. Time spent may vary considerably based on the wording of
     the request and the information available about the user. These time
     estimates are also based on narrowly tailored requests that do not
     require extensive searches in multiple databases. These estimates
     are not price quotes, budgets, or guarantees and should not be used
     for budgeting purposes. Yahoo! reserves the right to adjust its
     estimates and reimbursement charges as necessary.

     * Basic subscriber records: approx. $20 for the first ID, $10 per ID
     thereafter

     * Basic Group Information (including information about moderators):
     approx. $20 for a group with a single moderator

     * Contents of subscriber accounts, including email: approx. $30-$40
     per user

     * Contents of Groups: approx. $40 - $80 per group

   [36]Yahoo Lawful Spying Guide (via [37]/.)

  35. http://cryptome.org/0001/yahoo-cryptome.htm
  36. http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/yahoo-spy.pdf
  37. http://slashdot.org/
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