This is actually one line of discussion I'd hoped to spark in posting the item.

There are a few dyanmics here:

1. Goodwill for a company with repeated security breeches.

2. Goodwill for a company which rolls over in the face of government surveillance.

3. Privacy expectations in the face of third-party hosted services. Frankly, Yahoo's actions should send stone-cold shivers through anyone using such systems.

4. The whole question of online petitions and such.

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Yep. Pretty much just a skin for their newsletter sign-up.