Yahoo Urging DNI's Clapper to Provide Clarity, Facts on 'Alleged Classified Order'
Yahoo, criticized for scanning customers emails at the behest of the government, is urging Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to provide clarity about national security orders issued to obtain user data (see 1610050038). In a Wednesday letter to Clapper,…
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Yahoo General Counsel Ron Bell said media reports mentioned the company's involvement with the "alleged classified order," but "we find ourselves unable to respond in detail. Your office, however, is well positioned to clarify this matter of public interest." Bell is asking Clapper to confirm whether the order was issued, declassify the order, if it exists, in whole or in part, and "make a sufficiently detailed public and contextual comment to clarify the alleged facts and circumstances." An ODNI spokesman emailed, “we can confirm that we have received the letter and will respond to Yahoo directly.”