How do people get your e-mail address and use it for spyware?

Question

How do people get your e-mail address and use it for spyware?

Answer 1

you fill out some bogas thing online and they sell you email address

Answer 2

The same way telemarketers get your phone number.  If you are using the email address that was issued to you by your internet service provider (ISP) they often sell your information to other companies/sites, some of whom may not be so trustworthy.

Also, if you've ever signed up to be a member of a certain website, such as a discussion group of forum, your email address can be stored there and acquired by other members of the site who might only be there to collect email addresses for sending out mass spam-mail or spyware.

Answer 3

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