August 27, 2001

Egghead Attempting to Transfer Customer List to Fry’s

Egghead.com, an online electronics store currently in bankruptcy, is attempting to sell its customer lists to Fry’s Electronics. The transfer violates the Egghead.com privacy policy, and Fry’s may cancel the sale if 10% of former Egghead.com customers opt out of the information sharing.

Egghead sale could crack on privacy issues, CNET, August 24, 2001. Posted by at August 27, 2001 10:32 AM