Already In Trouble
Oracle also took a policy of denial in its privacy lawsuit. It was accused of wrongfully collecting online and offline sales data from users without their consent, before selling it to third parties.
The impact was huge. Most US residents with an online presence, who made purchases electronically and in stores at any point after August 2018, could have been impacted. However, the deadline for making a claim has now passed.
This latest news story will definitely put the company’s data collection and data management protocols under scrutiny, even if Oracle remains tight-lipped.
