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Tagged ... you're out! Texas social network dinged for abusing user data

In a move that would make Chuck Norris proud, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today that the state of Texas had reached an agreement with Tagged, Inc. , a social networking site that was accused of tricking users into providing access to... Full Article at WalletPop

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  1. Unsuspecting users had no idea that Tagged had hijacked the e-mail addresses of their colleagues, families and friends for the purpose of blasting them with spam
    Andrew Cuomo – Andrew Cuomo SOURCE: National Post 2 weeks ago
  2. Unsuspecting users had no idea that Tagged had hijacked the e-mail addresses of their colleagues, families and friends for the purpose of blasting them with spam ... This agreement holds the company accountable for its invasion of privacy and puts the proper safeguards in place to keep it from happening...
    Andrew Cuomo – Andrew Cuomo SOURCE: International Business Times 2 weeks ago
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