Shoppers' personal info not part of RadioShack sale: ombudsman

Personal information gathered by RadioShack Corp from shoppers is not included in its sale, the consumer privacy ombudsman in the electronics retailer's bankruptcy case said in response to concerns shared by several states that the data could be sold. Her letter came as Oregon and Pennsylvania on Wednesday joined Texas and Tennessee in objecting to RadioShack selling names, email addresses and other personal information gathered from shoppers. Personally identifiable information of 117 million consumers could be made available in RadioShack's proposed sale, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in a filing that urged stripping out information such as telephone numbers and mailing addresses from assets. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week objected to the sale of personally identifiable information and requested RadioShack's buyer be required to set a separate price for it.



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