• zeppo@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Not really a smart move on their part as that will lead to a lot of people marking them as spam. There are a few legit companies I’ve subscribed to and their messages end up in gmail spam because people use that instead of just unsubscribing.

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    This is why I heavily use email aliases, as well as a catch-all. I use a different alias for each service or website I need to sign up for.

    That way if they sell or leak my info, I know exactly who did. And if they pull some bullshit like this, I add the alias to a sieve filter, and they can get bent.

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      6 months ago

      I’ve got a couple hundred aliases now and I’ve only caught a couple, and both were basically like “xyz gave us your email address” like they didn’t even care if you knew.

  • dynamojoe@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Every fucking day I have three companies email me to order pizza, usually within fifteen minutes of each other.

  • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Wish goes even further, if you unsubscribe from their incessant emails hawking junk at you, they lock your account. Without even notifying you; your password just mysteriously stops working.