nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoTim Sweeney emailed Gabe Newell calling Valve 'you assholes' over Steam policies, to which Valve's COO replied internally 'you mad bro?'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTim Sweeney emailed Gabe Newell calling Valve 'you assholes' over Steam policies, to which Valve's COO replied internally 'you mad bro?'www.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoChances are they have already gotten more than a cent from you – depending on what they do with your account data. Even just an email address has a price. That’s my only point, really. Just signing up gives them something.
minus-squarev0rld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWell if they can turn fakeaccount53643@yahoo.com into money they honestly deserve the 50 cent they’re getting for it.
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThey can. That’s literally what data brokers do.
minus-squarev0rld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThe point is that an email address that is not in use except once to create that epic account is worthless to whoever buys it.
minus-squareMako_Bunny@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoFingerprinting though
Chances are they have already gotten more than a cent from you – depending on what they do with your account data. Even just an email address has a price. That’s my only point, really. Just signing up gives them something.
Well if they can turn fakeaccount53643@yahoo.com into money they honestly deserve the 50 cent they’re getting for it.
They can. That’s literally what data brokers do.
The point is that an email address that is not in use except once to create that epic account is worthless to whoever buys it.
Fingerprinting though