New York Sues Company in E-Mail Sale Case
An AP newswire article by Michael Gormley, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
A company accused of selling e-mails, in what may be the biggest deliberate breach of Internet privacy ever, has been sued by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.More here.
Spitzer on Thursday accused Gratis Internet of selling personal information obtained from millions of consumers despite a promise of confidentiality. The consumers thought they were participating in a general marketing survey and often received free i-Pods music players or DVD movies and video games.
The civil suit was filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.
posted by Fergie @ 3/23/2006 08:18:00 AM
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