RadioShack to sell customer data in bankruptcy auction

[th3g00n]

http://www.itworld.com/article/2901029/radioshack-puts-customers-personal-data-up-for-sale-in-bankruptcy-auction.html


This will probably happen to Google, Facebook or Twitter in a couple of years.

[Kulverstukas]

This will probably happen to Google, Facebook or Twitter in a couple of years.

You think so? I don't.

[TheWormKill]

You think so? I don't.

Simply because they won't become bankrupt in the first place.

[Kulverstukas]

Simply because they won't become bankrupt in the first place.

Yes, some things are too big to go bankrupt...

[th3g00n]

Yes, some things are too big to go bankrupt...

You're probably right but, for all we know Google sells customer data to Ad agencies. Bankruptcy is just one of many possible excuses to do something like this.

[TheWormKill]

You're probably right but, for all we know Google sells customer data to Ad agencies. Bankruptcy is just one of many possible excuses to do something like this.

Well, in case of the large companies, it's simply their business model. A pretty effective one to be exact.

[Derric]

This does not surprise me in the least, sad though.