Verizon disclosed on Tuesday that Oath, the subsidiary company which it created to manage acquisitions like its $6 billion takeover of Yahoo in 2017 and its $6 billion purchase of AOL in 2015, is worth a whole hell of a lot less than it thought.
If you use Yahoo or AOL for email, you should be aware that a recent change in the privacy policy of Oath – the umbrella company that controls both services – now allows your emails to be scanned and the information used for targeted advertising.
Ah, the good old days of early 2000s internet, when you could easily share copyrighted music on YouTube, Facebook poking was still a thing, and Instant Messenger could make or break a friendship.