Verizon has given Yahoo no choice; they are simply following their orders. Yahoo didn’t agree with the other tech firms, they are not really worried about user privacy. Supplying the information will bring some advantages; the government will handle the financial aspect. They have embedded specialized software in their site to obtain information, email conversations are tracked too.

The incoming emails were tracked the most, the truth about the sender was revealed. Intelligence agencies just search for terrorists, Yahoo entered their good books. Snowden mentioned about this, but no one paid attention. His cryptic messages contain genuine information, everyone can’t read it.

NSA is adamant on their ground; they have every right to protect this nation. Terrorists take advantage of this encryption battle; they will not get any opportunity now. Reuters interviews some former employees, they spilled the beans. Custom code does exist; popular apps are used in the frontend. Email users basically have no clue about backend processes, it happens anonymously. Yahoo never spoke about encryption to avoid controversies, they had their special strategy. The government instructed them to write this code, they also inserted key elements in between. The decision has to be made by the users, they can boycott Yahoo now.

From hacking to acquisition news, Yahoo’s image is not the same. They can’t control information; this has been proved a number of times. Marissa Mayer easily agreed to FBI officials, other executives were not with her. They thought about the company’s integrity, they sold something precious. Some officers found it hard to continue here, they resigned from their posts. This is not associated with PRISM, it is completely different. From Facebook to Google, all companies were not contacted. NSA is playing a safe game; they are choosing their allies carefully. This is extremely political by nature, Yahoo knew about the consequences.