A British guy, Kent Devey, bought a used BlackBerry on eBay UK for £16 only to find that it still contained all the contacts of its previous owner. Numbers and email addresses included those of Julie Walters, Jude Law, Kevin Spacey, Natalie Portman, Stephen Fry, Louis Walsh, Julianne Moore and Paul O'Grady and some fifty other celebrities, Hollywood producers, cinematographers and screenwriters. Apparently, Kent Devey tried calling the numbers but it seemed that no one wanted to talk to him!
Well, some owners are not so high tech and they wouldn't know that the contacts have been saved on the device and not memory card. A lot of iPhone sellers also sold their contacts, photos, videos and surfing habits!
Reports mentioned that he sent the BlackBerry back to its owner, a producer, and in turn, was given a replacement BlackBerry and free tickets to watch Billy Elliot. I bet this guy isn't dumb and that he had backed up all the contacts before sending it back to the owner. I would have done so, though this does not mean that I would sell the information for money.
Source: Telegraph UK
Well, some owners are not so high tech and they wouldn't know that the contacts have been saved on the device and not memory card. A lot of iPhone sellers also sold their contacts, photos, videos and surfing habits!
Reports mentioned that he sent the BlackBerry back to its owner, a producer, and in turn, was given a replacement BlackBerry and free tickets to watch Billy Elliot. I bet this guy isn't dumb and that he had backed up all the contacts before sending it back to the owner. I would have done so, though this does not mean that I would sell the information for money.
Source: Telegraph UK
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