BREAKING NEWS: NTT Docomo gave phone numbers, mobile plan data of 340,000 users to Amazon
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[Yomiuri Shimbun] NTT Docomo announced on the 15th that it had provided personal information of approximately 340,000 users to Amazon.com Japan without their consent. The information provided without consent included the users' phone numbers and the names of their contracted communication plans. The cause was a configuration error on Docomo's part, and the information was provided on the 12th.
Tokyo, Sep 16 (Latin Press) NTT operator Docomo Inc. acknowledged today that it shared without consent the personal data of some 340 thousand clients with the Japanese subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. The post Japanese company filters personal data to Japanese subsidiary of Amazon first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
It has been revealed that NTT Docomo provided personal information of approximately 340,000 people to Amazon without the users' consent. According to NTT Docomo, the information provided to Amazon.com Japan included the "phone numbers" and "rate plan names" of approximately 340,000 users. The personal information of some users who subscribed to a communication plan with discounts on Amazon membership fees, etc., between April 21st and August 20t…
NTT Docomo announced on the 16th that it had provided personal information, including phone numbers and communication plans, of approximately 340,000 users to Amazon.com's Japanese subsidiary without their consent. When subscribing to a communication plan that offers discounts on Amazon membership fees online, users are asked whether they consent to the provision of their personal information…
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