Yahoo to face legal action over email spying

Sooraj Shah
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Non-Yahoo mail users claim that company intercepted and analysed emails in order to boost advertising revenue

Yahoo will be forced to face a US class action lawsuit, after it was accused of illegally accessing the content of emails sent to Yahoo Mail users from non-Yahoo Mail accounts, and using the data t...

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