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by joezydeco 5492 days ago
I'm a little confused (got one too). Did Google sell my contact info to Gilt?
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mohsen 5492 days ago
you were contract by Google, not Gilt.

they simply gave you the option to register with Gilt if you are interested in purchasing the chromebook.

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joezydeco 5492 days ago
No, they simply gave Gilt a whitelist of email addresses of people wanting a Chromebook.

The email I got says right there: Remember, you must use this email (...) to access the sale

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tfitzgerald 5492 days ago
Did you sign up to try and receive a CR-48?

If so, that is why you got the e-mail.

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joezydeco 5492 days ago
Yes, I know that. It's right at the bottom of the email:

A few months back, you asked to be notified about the availability of Chrome OS, which is why we sent you this one-time notice. You will not be emailed again regarding the availability of Chrome OS. Remember, you must use this email -- xxx.yyy.com -- to access the sale

So how did my contact info get from Google to Gilt? Did I explicitly give permission for that when I signed up? Does Gilt and/or Google profit from this?

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tfitzgerald 5491 days ago
Ahh, I misunderstood the question.

It is possible that you gave Google permission when you signed up.

I think it is more likely that the URL has all of the information Gilt needs to process the request:

    http://www.gilt.com/google-
    chromebook?opromo=Google_Chromebook&ocl=Email&ocat=Link&
    email_address=<any email would work here>
I visited that URL and replaced the original e-mail address with a different one and it worked fine.
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