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N.Y. Sues Internet Firm for Privacy Breach
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:35:42 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Peter Jensen <peter () peterjensen com> Date: March 23, 2006 2:37:57 PM EST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: N.Y. Sues Internet Firm for Privacy Breach From the Washington Post: N.Y. Sues Internet Firm for Privacy Breach By MICHAEL GORMLEY The Associated Press Thursday, March 23, 2006; 1:24 PM ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's attorney general sued an Internet companyThursday over the selling of e-mail addresses in what authorities say may
be the biggest deliberate breach of Internet privacy ever. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused Gratis Internet of selling personal information obtained from millions of consumers despite a promise of confidentiality. An entire industry has mushroomed during the past decade because of theability of companies to gather and make sense of public records, criminal
histories and other electronic details. What are they doing with it? The consumers thought they were simply registering to see a Web site offering free iPod music players or DVD movies and video games, Spitzer spokesman Brad Maione said. On sign-up pages, Gratis promised it "does not ... sell/rent e-mails. <snip...> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/ AR2006032300639.html> (free registration may be required) ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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