XY Magazines Destroys Former Members' Personal Info
XY magazine, the young men’s gay publication founded in 2004, has destroyed the personal information of its former readers rather than sell it to a third party, minOnline reports.
Back when the magazine, which had struggled to find advertising for its demographic of young gay and bisexual men, declared bankruptcy, a struggled ensued over its remaining assets — notably identifying information from the over one million members who used XY‘s online dating service.
MinOnline describes the importance the magazine’s decision has to destroy this sensitive information has on the future of similar cases:
The agreement highlights an important issue that sits below the surface of the digital economy.
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