2 Nov
2005
2 Nov
'05
7:44 p.m.
Stan Sieler wrote:
Re:
I have to wonder if that isn't pure proactive damage control on the
part of HP.
Even if they burn that list (figuratively speaking), $65,000 is dirt
cheap compared to the cost of a single nuisance suit blaming HP for
letting someone's contact info out. Even with HP this far back up the
chain, something like that could easily happen.
Doc
A California bankruptcy court will sell
Interex's membership database to the
The mailing list ostensibly had about 100,000+ names on it.
There were 3 bidders: #1 (Genisys), #2 anonymous, and #3 anonymous.
Bidding started at about $15,000, and ended with an anonymous
buyer getting it for $65,000. At that point, the successful bidder's
identity was revealed.
Quick...who'd pay that much?
Nope...not IBM (my first guess).
HP.
Yes, HP paid $65,000 for a list of their own EX-customers!