Reto Grob wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> A friend of mine had a 504 bought a new 505 phone at a small shop in
> Akihabara. He used the same email address before and after.. after he
> got lots of spams (30 times a day..) .. so it looks very likely that the
> shop sold his address :-0!
Normally the shop has no access to his email address:
there is an imode password, and this has nothing to do
with the phone, and the shop does not need this password.
I think your friend made a mistake in giving his email
address to the shop: don't forget: you have the right to say
no to unreasonable requests.
> Essence: -> Only buy from trusted stores, such as official ones or the
> big chains.
No: Essence: don't give passwords and emails to people who
don't need them unless you want to get spammed
Gerhard
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