As the irritating destruction of the once - mighty RadioShack imperium continue , administrators have been selling off anything deserving anything — including a massive trove of customer data , much to the displeasure of some states ’ Attorneys General . And now , Apple is join the good fight .
As it currently stands , the datum of 117 million RadioShack dupe — including more than 13 million e-mail addresses and 65 million strong-arm addresses — has been sold to put off fund Standard General for $ 26.2 million . But that sale is subject to legal minutes from the DoS of Texas and Tennessee , which have file objection due to be hear on May 20 .
allot toArs Technica , Apple has now added its voice to the objections , pronounce that the RadioShack database arrest information about customers who bought iPhones and iPads in stores . And , crucially , RadioShack signed an agreement not to deal off the data of Apple ’s precious customer :
“ The Reseller Agreement between Apple and RadioShack protects entropy compile by RadioShack regarding purchasers of Apple products ( the “ Apple Customer Information ” ) and prohibits the proposed cut-rate sale of such selective information , ”
AT&T is also sweep up in the fight , albeit in a less selfless elbow room : it only wants record book destroyed , so that they do n’t fall into the hand of rival in the market . [ Ars Technica ]
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