Boston Globe’s Mass Mailer Faces Class Action

Sean Kelly reports:

The Boston Globe’s junk mail division bought drivers’ personal information from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, an unhappy ad recipient says in a federal class action. The man claims that Globe Direct, the direct mail unit of Boston Globe Media, violated the Drivers Privacy Protection Act.

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Downing’s complaint does not state who provided Globe Direct with the information. He wants Globe Direct permanently enjoined from using class members’ personal information to send commercial advertisements.

Related: Complaint (pdf)