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One problem I have with catchall is passing my emailadresses between "rings of trust". Example: say I have an email for close friends and family: me@example.com. Everywhere else I use spam<random_number>@example.com. All's well, until some well wishing family member decides to give me a gift in a form of subscription, or something like that, and uses my email they know: me@example.com. And just like that the whole carefully built house of card collapses.


Maybe teach your friends not to leak your private data without your consent?


Yes I'm at my 4th email for close friend and family... All 3 times previously they've been leaked




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