There was an interesting
article in the Wall Street Journal today.
Quote:
Consumer-privacy ombudsman Michael St. Patrick Baxter is accusing Barnes & Noble—the grave-dancing bookseller that spent $13.9 million on Borders Group Inc.’s old customer lists—of ignoring important changes in an email that the bookstore sent out to Borders customers last weekend. His editorial tweaks were meant to make it clear that former customers could block the transfer for their contact information and past purchase history to Barnes & Noble.
In court papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, Baxter said that Barnes & Noble’s message read more like a generous corporate gesture than a court-ordered disclosure.
“It was clear to the ombudsman that a robust and meaningful opt-out was critical to reaching the negotiated privacy related terms of the sale,” Baxter said in court documents. “(Barnes & Noble)’s failure to provide such relevant and material information in the opt-out notice may defeat the very purpose of the notice.”
Baxter argued for his changes without much luck—as detailed in a 14-page email exchange he filed with the court as evidence of the dispute.
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