Informa Media Sued Over Disclosing Customer Subscription Data

Marketing and information company Informa Media Inc. violated Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act by intentionally disclosing magazine subscription information to third-party vendors, a proposed class action filed in Michigan federal court alleged.

Mark Gottsleben, who subscribed to the Informa-published Michigan Farmer magazine, suffered “a barrage of unwanted junk mail” after the company “rented, exchanged, and/or otherwise disclosed” customers’ subscription information to increase its revenue, according to the complaint filed Monday in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Informa did not alert customers to its information-sharing practice or obtain their written consent before providing access to the ...