Jason O’Grady’s Blog

I recently begun receiving emails from a sports/concert venue (Comcast/Spectacor) in Philadelphia despite not having signed up for any lists. When I read the bottom of a recent TicketMaster email it all came together. Notorious monopoly TicketMaster sold my address to Comcast because it says so in their privacy policy.

What a joke. The Attorney General needs to investigate this horrible monopoly and stop them before the ruin music forever.

I recommend boycotting TicketMaster and telling your friends to do the same. Purchase your tickets in person at the box office and do not give TicketMaster your email address!

From the bottom of their email:

Please note that you may still receive emails from those who provide events (e.g., venues, teams, artists, promoters and leagues) to whom Ticketmaster provides your email address as described in the Ticketmaster Privacy Policy.

From their egregious “privacy policy”

You agree that by using the Site you are expressly and affirmatively consenting to our use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and consenting to receive emails, as described below in this privacy policy…

If you do not opt out of receiving all promotional emails, then we may share your contact information if we believe it makes business sense. These third parties may communicate directly with you about their products and services.

If you’ve puchase tickets from TicketMaster, you need to log into their site right now and click on My Account > Manage My Alerts and uncheck everything. If you don’t you’re allowing TicketMaster to give your contact info almost anyone associated with an event (e.g., venues, teams, artists, promoters and leagues).