In Powers of Two
Need To Know,
Jul 16, 2002
So you read your email and find that it is describing a new program in Medireview Studies. What is that? You wonder. Turns out it's a new word invented by Yahoo! as it very quietly alters the text of email messages sent to your Yahoo! mail account. The original word (which those of you with Yahoo! email will not be able to view) was Medieval. Ah, now it makes sense! Yahoo!'s actions, of course, raise a deep ethical issue: is it all right for a service provider to tamper with a user's mail? My answer is short and sweet: no!
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