eBay - backstabbing eavesdroppers?

[devolution]

Somebody just posted this link on the eBay discussion board...

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/p...2&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

Perhaps they could open themselves up to all manner of privacy lawsuits now?

 

[Gail]

Yikes - talk about your 600 lb gorilla sitting anywhere it wants!

"Every book or CD [purchased at Half.com] comes with a bar code. So we know who bought what. The acquisition of PayPal helps us to locate people more precisely. In the old days, we had to trace IP addresses (unique address given to computers linked to the Internet), to locate the buyer, but now Paypal supplies us with the money trail. "

And they will just give it to any law-enforcement person who inquires!

 

[draqon]

ebay has so much money they can afford to lose a couple million dollars every few weeks without even blinking.

 

[fizz]

That's pretty amazing stuff.