U.S.-China Surveillance

Wired has an update featuring Yahoo!’s official response to claims it likely knew from the start that the government was pursuing a dissident, since the security bureau’s official request for evidence indicated it was a state secrets case. Yahoo! spokesman Jim Cullinan defended attorney Callahan’s testimony:

It is important to realize that there are a variety of definitions and interpretations of state secrets around the world – including legitimate investigations into national security.