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Minimizing exposure to phishing attempts


 

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Two reasons for this post:
  1. I get too much email
  2. I worry more and more about exposing my identity online

So, I¡¯m wondering whether there¡¯s risk involved in clicking ¡°unsubscribe¡± when unneeded emails keep arriving from commercial or political entities where I¡¯m quite certain that the incoming messages really ARE from whom they SAY they are, but are no longer relevant to my needs. Does clicking ¡°unsubscribe¡± basically just create a confirmation that I¡¯m a live target and therefore actually INCREASE my risk of phishing or scams? Should my strategy be just to route such messages to my junk folder instead?
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Jim Robertson

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