A company accused of using unauthorized personal data "mined" by other firms from about 6 million e-mail addresses nationwide has agreed to reform its practices under a $1.1 million settlement, New York officials said Sunday. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's staff said they believe it's the largest deliberate breach of Internet privacy discovered by U.S. authorities. Consumers were often enticed to reveal their names, addresses and financial data in exchange for free iPods and DVD movies.
March 15, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A company accused of using unauthorized personal data “mined” by other firms from about 6 million e-mail addresses nationwide has agreed to reform its practices under a $1.1 million settlement, New York officials said Sunday.
Datran Media Corp. of New York City, a leading e-mail marketer, used e-mail addresses and other personal data it obtained from several companies, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s office said.
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