Jun 22 2009
Lifehacker - Don’t Give Your Email Address and Password to Other Web Sites - Email Etiquette
Before we blow too hard on our righteous indignation whistle, let’s just go straight to the takeaway for you and me, the users: Do not hand out your email credentials just because someone asked for them. It may seem obvious at this point (as I said, this practice isn’t new), but whether you’re at a phishing site or an actual web site looking to spam your friends, family, and coworkers, think very carefully about whether or not you want to give someone you don’t know or trust the keys to one of your most important portals of communication.
via Lifehacker - Don’t Give Your Email Address and Password to Other Web Sites - Email Etiquette.
I admit, I’ve put in my email address into some site that I probably shouldn’t have… just a reminder that sometimes I’m not as smart as I think I am.
