Re:Tell HN: GitHub now blocks aliased email addresses
by GeekFortyTwo on Friday January 27, 2023 @09:41PM
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I do similar and never see that occur.
What I do get are a lot of misdirected messages for people at a school district(one letter, that sounds the same, off from mine) and a defunct tech school in India.
The amount of personal information that companies will send to an unverified email address is terrifying. Devs, please make sure you send a confirmation email before believing an address is good. If I was malicious I could really mess with a lot of travel plans for people, among many other things.
What I do get are a lot of misdirected messages for people at a school district(one letter, that sounds the same, off from mine) and a defunct tech school in India.
The amount of personal information that companies will send to an unverified email address is terrifying. Devs, please make sure you send a confirmation email before believing an address is good. If I was malicious I could really mess with a lot of travel plans for people, among many other things.