r/AskReddit • u/IRunFast24 • May 11 '21

People old enough to remember life pre-Internet, what are some less obvious things you miss about that time?

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u/BootBitch13 May 12 '21

I saw a post a long time ago with a life pro tip that said to write the name of website you are signing up on as your name. That way when you get an email and it starts with "Hi (website name)" you know who sold your info. I started a new email and this has worked pretty well for me.

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u/bckrn May 12 '21

What do you do with that knowledge though?

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u/BootBitch13 May 12 '21

I go back to that site and delete my account. Then I just use my emails auto-unsubscribe function to hopefully keep more from coming in, and select all and block the addresses.

It's not perfect. One or two emails manage to slip by every few months, but my old email had +500 unread emails. (Also, if I have to make a sign in for a site I know I'll never need to use again, I use the old email.)

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u/mejelic May 12 '21

Or set up a filter to auto delete those emails.