Complaint filed against Toysmart.com
from the good-for-the-FTC dept
The FTC filed a complaint against Toysmart.com for auctioning of the personal information of customers. For once, I agree with government intervention. If every dot-com that shuts down sells information, we're all going to get so much SPAM that our mailboxes will essentially become useless. I say this will set a good precedent.
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