A quite interesting article with discussion on Kuro5hin about statements from an eBay official regarding their practice of releasing data to law enforcement. If things really happen as described there - release of data that goes far beyond mere personal information, and based solely on fax or email requests - then that's a massive scandal. And as stupid as the whole thing sounds, it's very likely that things really do work that way. The original article can be found on kuro5hin.org here.