Bluethunder
Thunder PC
join:1999-12-05
Duncan, SC | reply to molla
Re: SunRocket Sold Mailing Info!!
I just received a second one from them with my SR account name on it. |
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molla
join:2007-08-15
95 | reply to SR_USER
Same here,
I've received a US mail from Vonage indicating I was a former Sunrocket customer and I can jump to Vonage with a promo. I have never received mailers from Vonage in the past. |
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B
Premium,MVM
join:2000-10-28
| reply to elvey
said by elvey  :said by B :Just in case it was news to anyone, "privacy policies" don't actually.... mean anything... there's no repercussion, as far as I know, for violating one. It just means they're scumbags. You are misinformed. There are legal consequences - expecially if the violation/breach is not disclosed - see » www.eplaw.us/data/RisingDuty.pdfIANAL, but the author is. And he represents me. Yeah, "LawMage" said as much back on Page 2, citing the Toysmart case. Still, that case rested in part on child protection. I see your link (I only read the Google cached version to avoid possible PDF infection) centers mostly on security breaches rather than violations by the provider itself, but they do get into privacy policy issues about page 24 or so.
It's good to see violators are held accountable in a few circumstances, although it does seem to center more around "false advertising" than any real, accountable set of rules for abiding customer privacy or adhering to a "privacy policy" -- whatever that actually is. In other words, the "privacy policy" isn't necessarily any more meaningful or enforceable than a banner on the web site reading "we have the shiniest equipment". It seems to be treated as merely another form of published ad or promise. So I hope that's enough. Thanks for the link...
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jp584
join:2007-07-27
Lake Grove, NY | reply to SR_USER
Yes not only did I receive an email...I also received a post card from vonage to foromer sunrocket customer! |
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elvey
Spamassassin
join:2001-02-17
San Francisco, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
 ·Comcast
·SONIC.NET
| reply to B
said by B :Just in case it was news to anyone, "privacy policies" don't actually.... mean anything... there's no repercussion, as far as I know, for violating one. It just means they're scumbags. You are misinformed. There are legal consequences - expecially if the violation/breach is not disclosed - see »www.eplaw.us/data/RisingDuty.pdf
IANAL, but the author is. And he represents me.
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| reply to SR_USER
bankrupt or not, I believe a company has to operate under the policies it sets forth unless it a) sends out a modification of policy or b) ceases to operate as that company. if b occurs and you get spam, then you track down the -individual- in that company who sold it and procecute under the CAN spam act. It would really be no different than suing the Spam King.
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rocky76
join:2004-07-15
Wayland, MA | reply to SR_USER
I got physical mail spam as well. I am watching my credit card statement carefully now.. |
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Justice1913
@comcast.net | reply to SR_USER
Yes,
I am also 3 year sunrocket customer. I recieved the same offer from Vonage on 8/6/07 in the mail. |
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dmolavi
Premium
join:2005-04-11
Sewell, NJ
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
 ·ViaTalk
| reply to koam
good enough for me 
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koam
Pink Pecker
Premium
join:2000-08-16
East Puddle
clubs:
·Shoreham Telephone
·ViaTalk
2 edits | reply to dmolavi
There was lots of proof and documentation in this forum. Many of us had unique email addresses for Sunrocket only and began receiving crazy spam on those private email addresses - all at the same time.
»SunRocket Member Services & Spam
»Sunrocket let my e-mail out
»Re: Fake Invoice Emails coming from invoice@sunrocket.com
»Fake Invoice Emails coming from invoice@sunrocket.com
It's just the kind of company we're dealing with. Nothing was sacred. Keep an eye on your credit card statements for any mysterious charges in coming months.
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dmolavi
Premium
join:2005-04-11
Sewell, NJ
·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
·ViaTalk
| reply to koam
said by koam :SR was selling or leaking our email and phone numbers a long time ago. proof or it didn't happen.
i never had any instances of unexplained spam (email, snail mail, phone) that could be traced to SR.
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koam
Pink Pecker
Premium
join:2000-08-16
East Puddle
clubs: | reply to SR_USER
SR was selling or leaking our email and phone numbers a long time ago. |
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lcmsd
join:2007-07-26
Cambridge, MA | reply to SR_USER
I got Vonage in the mail too.  |
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Moorecards
join:2001-10-19
USA
·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
3 edits | reply to SR_USER
said by SR_USER :So you're saying everyone in your neighborhood got one, and only you another neighbor had SR? So everyone in your neighborhood got one saying their a former SR customer? I check with 4 other neighbors that don't even know what Sunrocket is. We all got the same one. I did with it what I do with all the stuff I get in the US Mail I never asked for, I threw it away.
And yes just myself & one neighbor had Sunrocket. But I normally get 1 or 2 a month from Vonage anyway, so I didn't think anything different. I have never had Vonage either, so not a former customer of theirs. SO maybe somehow someway THEY got a hold of a mailing list from Sunrocket. Who knows, I don't |
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SR_USER
join:2005-05-21
Fairfax, VA | reply to Moorecards
So you're saying everyone in your neighborhood got one, and only you another neighbor had SR? So everyone in your neighborhood got one saying their a former SR customer? |
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Moorecards
join:2001-10-19
USA
·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
1 edit | reply to dmolavi
they might of sold it, maybe their system was hacked into, maybe Sherwood sold it or gave it away, who really knows, but I am not wrong in my case, Mine was address to me as were all of my neghbors addressed to them. So they might of sold them, but in MY case, I think it was unique timing as the rest of my neighbors didn't know what Sunrocket or VOIP is. So as of right now, for me, I havn't been contacted by anyone yet.
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dmolavi
Premium
join:2005-04-11
Sewell, NJ
·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
·ViaTalk
| reply to Moorecards
said by Moorecards :I got one in the mail yesterday. BUT then I checked with most of the other neighbors and they also got them. Only myself & 1 neighbor had Sunrocket but everyone on the street got them. So maybe it was just unique timing that former Sunrocket customers PLUS others on the street got them. bzzt, wrong. mine was addressed to me, named spelled as it was on my SR invoices, and addressed me as a former SR customer w/ a link to a page on vonage's site for former SR customers.
our info got sold.
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Moorecards
join:2001-10-19
USA
·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
| reply to SR_USER
I got one in the mail yesterday. BUT then I checked with most of the other neighbors and they also got them. Only myself & 1 neighbor had Sunrocket but everyone on the street got them. So maybe it was just unique timing that former Sunrocket customers PLUS others on the street got them.
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donmoores.com |
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dmolavi
Premium
join:2005-04-11
Sewell, NJ
·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
·ViaTalk
| reply to SR_USER
Yep, I got one on Saturday. A$$holes. I'm going to call Sherwood today and have a nice "discussion" with them regarding this flagrant violation, as well as ignoring my opt-out requests and continuing to have "going out of business" emails sent to me, SIX times.
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Racerbob
join:2001-06-24
Webster, NY | reply to SR_USER
I got the same snail mail and promptly filed it. They have their nerve selling my information to Vonage. |
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