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Re:Two billion email addresses were exposed by vladvasiliu on Saturday November 08, 2025 @05:04AM (#45855583)
Right. Because it's oh so difficult to set up a separate e-mail account with one of the free providers.

I have such a hard time understanding why people think e-mail addresses are some kind of special thing hard to come by.

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Re:Two billion email addresses were exposed by abustamam on Sunday November 09, 2025 @06:44PM (#45870475)
When I'm signing up for one service, I don't want to have to sign up for another service, no matter how easy it is. It's not a question of difficulty, it's a question of convenience.

That's why services like Firefox Relay exists. Just generates a new email address for you whose inbox gets relayed to your regular email, no fuss needed. I don't personally pay for it but I do use the heck out of the free email addresses they provided.

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