EBay Changes Users' Privacy Preferences
EBay.com announced to customers that the company will change the privacy preferences of certain users who have opted out from receiving promotional materials. The company claims that the preference change will remedy a computer error that prevented new members from opting in to the receipt of promotional materials.When It Came to Privacy on EBay, No Became Yes, New York Times, January 11, 2000 (registration required).
EBay warns glitch may bring unwanted e-mail, Washington Post, January 10, 2001.
EBay makes users 'bidder' Wired News, January 9, 2001.
Glitch annoys EBay Customers, Mercury Center (AP), January 9, 2001.
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