Why Does Yahoo Sell Our E-Mail Addreses to anyone who wants to buy them.its not right an invasion of privacy?
466109
Read their Terms of Service. Everything you need to know is covered in there.
519363
although its anoying, you would most definetly do it yourself if you were trying to attract new customers to your business, at the end of the day most people will only buy if the deal is really good or they are currently after that particular product or service at the time of the call or e-mail, so for 90% of people contacted the answer will probably be no or please call back another day so its probably not ethical for them anyway.
331967
It seems pretty obvious that *someone* is buying things\nfrom spam email, or the spammers wouldn't keep\ndoing it.  After all, they're not in it for fun; they\ndo it because it's profitable.\n\nCompared to physical mailings or TV/newspaper/radio ads,\nspamming is practically free.  If they send an ad to\n10M people, if only 1/10th of 1 percent of the people\nrespond, that would still be 10,000 sales.  In raw\npercentages, even if almost *no one* responds, in\nin absolute numbers it would still be a huge success.\n\n[By the way, I just made up these numbers as an example.\nEven if they're way off, the concept is valid (or spammers\nwouldn't still be in business).]
783075
If its automated, its a way of making sure your email is a 'live' addres (ie , you use it regularly) so they can track whether or not you've opened it and then add your address to a mailing list for advertising etc.
583312
There's loads of e-mails which ask you to forward to X number of other people - every one of them is a scam and should be deleted.\n\nThere's different reasons for them but usually it's to harvest e-mail addresses which will then be spammed.
1063948
You can't.  And it is not wise to just give our your e-mail address.  Now people will spam you continuously.  Be careful.
567994
Any time you are asked for your email address on a form, digital or paper, there's a chance that that email address will be sold to an unscrupulous company that will send you spam, and probably sold on to other company's.  People who send out spam will often use a piece of software that will generate a list of email addresses by putting names to well known domains like @yahoo.co.uk or @yahoo.com ad nauseum.
780309
An email address has no meaning when found in spam mail. Anyone can put any address they want in an email. That address would be useless to Yahoo without the complete email with headers.
962241
"screwed" is right.\n\nI wouldn't do business (especially business where I give out my social security number) with anyone that has a "@yahoo, or @aol, or @hotmail, etc. email.\n\nIf the company is legitimate, you would think they would spring for the  $30 or $40 to get a website address and legitimate email account.\n\nHave you called the Better Business Bureau in your state (or his state) and asked about this company?  Gone to the state's website and verified that he has a license?  Anything?\n\nNo way would I do business with the "yahoo".
523647
Its totally illegal.Why are people really so interested in other peoples activities. Simply no privacy! We have our personal issues, personal emotional exchanges and what? another person is listening! Do you think this is good! No its totally a devilish thing to do! They think they are wise guys, but are they really!
226658
It's because your email has alot of activity. It's a security thing. Sometimes it's just checking your capabilities or trying to minimize spam. who knows? Have you asked Yahoo?
1159194
why would you give anyone including your husband or wife your password?\nyour mail shouldn't be opened by anyone else but you
350570
I wouldnt do it until it is full blown because they are testing what they want their mail to go to.  Its new, and thus might not work as good.  You think it pisses you off when regular mail wont work, i wouldnt try something that yahoo is just working on-so i would say dont do it
1184551
this makes no sense how do you YAHOO a company and what does thier email have to do with anything?
683346
they can spread viruses and they can help spammers collect addresses. some people are bored and haven't discovered yahoo answers yet.
544399
Yahoo has never, ever offered a lottery for free stuff.  Do NOT open any attachments sent with that e-mail, and DO NOT click on the website link (if any).  Doing so may open a virus, spyware, or at the very least, validate your e-mail address to spammers!\nONLY label it as SPAM to yahoo.  At the very least, just delete it.
524924
1. Some web sites sell email names and addresses for a profit so use a hotmail account when you visit and have to supply an email address and \n2. if you post a message on an internet newsgroup, these email addresses are sold.\n\nNever respond to a "spam" or "Junk". I use mailwasher pro as a filter.