I signed up with the Christian Science Monitor, a news outlet. Decided I didn't care for it, and "closed" my account.
Continued to get email offers. Not even "come back at this low, low price." Emails that assumed I still subscribed.
Went through the "unsubscribe from all emails" dance.
I still get email from CSM.
It doesn't matter their motives or competency, you take a certain risk when you give up your true identity to the internet.
I signed up with the Christian Science Monitor, a news outlet. Decided I didn't care for it, and "closed" my account.
Continued to get email offers. Not even "come back at this low, low price." Emails that assumed I still subscribed.
Went through the "unsubscribe from all emails" dance.
I still get email from CSM.
It doesn't matter their motives or competency, you take a certain risk when you give up your true identity to the internet.