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Slate puts rather a different spin on this than other articles I've read. Slate: > The FTC is so displeased that Jessica Rich, its consumer protection directo
by SloopJon 11y ago
Slate puts rather a different spin on this than other articles I've read. Slate:
> The FTC is so displeased that Jessica Rich, its consumer protection director, has written to the bankruptcy court handling RadioShack’s case, asking that consumers' personal data be protected.
Ars Technica:
> The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to the bankruptcy court presiding over RadioShack's supervised asset sell-off suggesting a compromise that would allow RadioShack to sell its database of information from 117 million customers.
Previous coverage portrayed Apple as intervening to protect customers (although it seems to have more to do with enforcing their reseller agreement):
http://www.imore.com/apple-wades-radioshack-sale-protect-customer-data http://www.imore.com/apple-wades-radioshack-sale-protect-cus...
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/05/14/apple-radioshack-privacy http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/05/14/apple-radioshack...
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/apple-asks-court-to-block-the-sale-of-some-radioshack-data/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/apple-asks-court-...