I just got an email invitation to join a discussion site called "TooStep." This invitation came to an email address I ONLY used to sign up for daniweb.com. Can someone direct me towards the section of this site that details how our email addresses are shared with partner sites? I didn't want this address shared.
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Jump to PostYour email address is never shared with any third parties. Additionally, I can personally promise you that there have been no unauthorized accesses to the database.
That being said, sometimes free email providers (and even some paid ISPs) do share email addresses with partners. I have created free email …
Jump to PostSo how did TooStep get an email address that I only typed once in my life, when I signed up for daniweb?
Internet magic ;)
Jump to PostI signed up with my Gmail account, and one of the cool things you can do is append other words after your username by utilizing a plus sign i.e. "username+daniweb@gmail.com"
So a spambot came by daniweb, saw your username, appended '+daniweb' (apperantly you're not the only one …
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