Sports Authority to Sell 25 Million Customer Email Addresses

I’m sure you’ve always wondered why pretty much every retailer unnecessarily asks you for your email address at checkout. For years, I’ve always declined and will definitely continue to do so, particularly after reading the following.
From GeekWire:

Another day, another reminder that companies don’t really have to abide by promises to not share your personal information. They have a big “but” in their contracts.
Last week, it was WhatsApp and Facebook. We’ll get to that in a moment.
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