Etsy’s privacy Valdez: opt-out policy exposes users’ real names and purchase histories – UPDATED – Boing Boing
Posted: May 24th, 2011 | Author: Community Contributor | Filed under: Briefs | Tags: etsy, kinkontap, privacy | Comments Off on Etsy’s privacy Valdez: opt-out policy exposes users’ real names and purchase histories – UPDATED – Boing BoingEtsy, in a move to make their site more Facebook-like, revealed their buyers' real names and shopping histories. People who had shopped for handmade sex toys under fake names now had their shopping history show up on Google searches.
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