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Re:How Many Times Has Your Personal Information Been Exposed... by Symbiote on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @10:00AM (#9968643)
I don't remember signing up to Adobe, but I have a "Welcome" email from February 2011. Was there a free download of Photoshop, or something like that?
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Re:How Many Times Has Your Personal Information Been Exposed... by at-fates-hands on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @10:17AM (#9968747)
CS5 was released in April of 2010. The update CS5.5 was released in May of 2011.

I'm guessing someone used your email address to start a free trial in order to pirate the software. They were either replacing an older version they had, or wanted a free upgrade and attempted to hide their identity.

FYI Photoshop is one of the most pirated pieces of software.

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