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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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[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I have never heard of an email provider that will hold your address for you forever, paid or free. This post makes no sense.

[–] Dionysus@leminal.space 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's how Gmail worked. Things never got released, once a username is taken I'm it's gone.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Til. Thanks.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

My Hotmail and Yahoo! accounts from the late 90s are still good and I don't touch them but maybe once every year or two.