I use yahoo for email. I've done it for many years without any significant incidents that I know of.
But, recently I've been having a lot of work done on the house. We've been in here 20 years and its
time to fix or upgrade several items. A lot of the research, purchases, and contacts has been done via my yahoo account. And now, I'm getting all sorts of unsolicited email from home repair/home warranty companies.
I'm not stupid (I don't think so, anyway :distant: ) and I'm not unaware of the fact that yahoo, google and the like are largely advertising companies. But it's just so freaking obvious that they've been scanning my messages and selling targeted contact information to any and all takers. I know that there's not some guy crouched over a computer reading my messages, but still... it's ticking me off.
I hate to change my address. That's worse than changing phone numbers. But, dammit, it would be nice to have some privacy.
Rant over. Thank you.
But, recently I've been having a lot of work done on the house. We've been in here 20 years and its
time to fix or upgrade several items. A lot of the research, purchases, and contacts has been done via my yahoo account. And now, I'm getting all sorts of unsolicited email from home repair/home warranty companies.
I'm not stupid (I don't think so, anyway :distant: ) and I'm not unaware of the fact that yahoo, google and the like are largely advertising companies. But it's just so freaking obvious that they've been scanning my messages and selling targeted contact information to any and all takers. I know that there's not some guy crouched over a computer reading my messages, but still... it's ticking me off.
I hate to change my address. That's worse than changing phone numbers. But, dammit, it would be nice to have some privacy.
Rant over. Thank you.