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Yahoo Settles With Chinese Journalists

Posted Nov 13, 07 5:25 PM CST in Technology,  World    Most Covered

(Newser) – One week after being labeled moral “pygmies” in a House hearing, Yahoo settled a lawsuit  brought by two Chinese journalists jailed when the Internet giant turned over their personal data to Beijing. The two men, now serving 10-year sentences on charges of leaking state secrets, sued Yahoo for providing the Chinese government with their emails and addresses. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

As part of the deal, Yahoo—which initially said it was merely complying with Chinese law—pledged to create a humanitarian relief fund for other political dissidents. The House hearing tipped the scales, “causing too much embarrassment” for Yahoo, said a spokesman for the human rights group that filed the suit. China has jailed more than 200 Internet users under similar circumstances, he said.

Source CNET

In this Nov. 6, 2007 file photo, Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang, right, accompanied by General Counsel Michael Callahan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Foreign Affairs Committee....   (Associated Press)
In this Nov. 6, 2007 file photo, Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang, right, huddles with General Counsel Michael Callahan, on Capitol Hill in Washington where they testified before the House Foreign Affairs...   (Associated Press)
This is an undated file photo, released Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005 by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), of Shi Tao, a freelance journalist for Internet publications and an editor for the Chinese...   (Associated Press)
Exterior view of Yahoo! offices in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)
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