question about email address

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by alontheriver, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. alontheriver

    alontheriver Private First Class

    Hi, I was checking out some websites the other day and noticed that I had received an email from one of them. I was wondering how they could have gotten my email address because I didn't give it to them. I have all the latest XP updates. How could they get my email address by just going to the website? thanks
     
    alontheriver, Mar 1, 2008
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  2. matrixblue

    matrixblue Private E-2

    The site most likely did some trick and read your cookies.
    Clearing your cookies often should avoid this happening in the future
     
    matrixblue, Mar 5, 2008
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  3. foogoo

    foogoo Major "foogoo" Geek

    Yep, most likely a cookie. Cookies have your username like bob@amazon (say you visited Amazon), so with that and other scripts they can find your ISP (IP, OS all kindas of nfo) & maybe just spam and seek an email to bob@ISP.com and see if it hits.
     
    foogoo, Mar 5, 2008
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  4. comperroruter

    comperroruter Darth Meatloaf

    comperroruter, Mar 5, 2008
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