selling contact lists

[Rusher]

Is it ever ethical for a website to sell its list of contacts to advertisers or others?

[auryn]

Well, it's not always the case. On most websites, spammers use a program to get the contact list. Of course; it's not ethical if a website is selling the contact list.

You can check this site for more information about contact lists & spammers:

How do spammers harvest email addresses ?