Email Signup Privacy Concerns
Users debate the necessity of providing real email addresses for website signups, expressing fears of spam and privacy leaks while suggesting alternatives like fake or temporary emails.
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why even give them a real email address?
wait, why do they need users' emails?
why do you need to supply an email? Is that even necessary? Most people will fake it anyway
Might as well not use an email at all, no?
It's for those times when a signup could be useful for you but you don't want to give out your real email adress. Questions? :)
Why is it bad to know if an email is already registered?
As a user I can't see why any random app needs to know my true email address.
What do you need email for, anyway? Not giving you one makes it pretty easy not to leak it.
It's great if they don't require any email, but if they get one & intend to use it, what prevents them from spamming someone who doesn't even control the account?
why not use a fake email address?