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That 'unsubscribe' button may be a scam (www.popsci.com)

submitted 4 months ago by tfm to c/privacy

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/441870

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The URL provided to unsubscribe more often than not, at the very least contains tracking info. Then again, you should always assume every image and link in an email from a company or service is designed to track you.

[–] tfm 6 points 4 months ago

Then again, you should always assume every image and link in an email from a company or service is designed to track you.

That's the reason why you should disable them by default.

[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The unsubscribe button just validates the email address is live and has someone paying attention to it.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Usually it's already from an account that I verified the email for.