Hello Gerhard,
> 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.
Thanks for your answer. I think you are totally right and people should
say no. Now, the question is, does the average user think this is an
unreasonable request to provide the email?
Especially if a user is upgrading a phone, she/he thinks it is necessary
to provide the address for a smooth transition of the service.
Cheers,
Reto
On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 18:58:50 +0900
Gerhard Fasol <fasol@eurotechnology.com> wrote:
>
> 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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