Belgian court fines Yahoo over fraud non-cooperation

[AFP] A Belgian court on Monday fined Internet search engine Yahoo! 55,000 euros (69,300 US dollars) for failing to hand over personal details of users suspected of committing fraud.

[AFP] A Belgian court on Monday fined Internet search engine Yahoo! 55,000 euros (69,300 US dollars) for failing to hand over personal details of users suspected of committing fraud.Daily fines will be added for non-compliance.In a enquiry into fraud carried out by people using pseudonyms in Yahoo! email addresses, the prosecutor had called on Yahoo to provide the true identity of the cyber criminals.
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/belgian-court-fines-yahoo-over-fraud-noncooperation-20090303-8mjz.html
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/belgian-court-fines-yahoo-over-fraud-noncooperation-20090303-8mjz.html

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