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Because you may be bugged by the service forever.

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.




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