Fans may also have been turned off by the band's requirement that users register by providing their name and e-mail and postal addresses.

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The specific individuals that were new to the brand are easily identifiable and can be contacted using PII like phone numbers, e-mail addresses and postal addresses that the Data Planner can provide.

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Some fake firms were no more than postal addresses, but others went as far as to open physical premises, with the result that some districts in northern parts of Los Angeles County, such as Burbank, Glendale and North Hollywood, have suddenly sprouted half a dozen shopfronts displaying bandages and prosthetic limbs where there might have been one before.

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One of the addresses from which postal votes were sent was empty.

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Anyone 16 years of age or older with postal and e-mail addresses is eligible to participate by registering at ICANN's Web site through the end of July.

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For sensitive data such as telephone numbers, postal and e-mail addresses, social security numbers or financial data, a site would have to explicitly request a user's permission to track and store the information.

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