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Proton might recycle abandoned email addresses and the privacy risks are terrifying (nerds.xyz)
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Proton is considering recycling old email addresses that still receive misdirected mail and appear in breach data, raising serious privacy concerns.

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[โ€“] scholar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The previous owners were bots and the accounts were deactivated shortly after registry

[โ€“] example@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

granted, that reduces the risk of real sensitive information being attached to linked accounts, but i'd still not be surprised if there are some accounts attached to them elsewhere if they didn't get banned prior to receiving their first email.

i gotta admit i didn't read the source earlier though, and i agree with your points in general for bot accounts if they have been banned before being used.