2 ms·
I gave up on trying to warn. I have a kid from Ohio who has been doing this since his sophomore year of highschool and is now out of college for at least two ye
by cjcampbell 9y ago
I gave up on trying to warn. I have a kid from Ohio who has been doing this since his sophomore year of highschool and is now out of college for at least two years. The most interesting stretch was the first weeks in the dorms ... ohh boy he had some interesting “entertainment” preferences. Of course I also got late notices on his book rentals, login links for medical records after doc visits, etc. I was tempted for awhile to put together a scrapbook of some of the more interesting messages to mail to his parents. Occasionally I will notify a more sensitive sender, e.g. doctor, but have given up on getting him to be more careful or ever change any of the existing accounts.
I also get an array of notices to what I imagine is a late middle age woman in the Midwest. She apparently enters my address believing it is her husbands for important accounts. I get service notices on their cars, billing notices and other account info for her Talbots card, etc. Have tried to contact this couple as well with no luck. I’ve even responded to a couple of non-list senders and asked them to pass on the message for me.
Over the years, I’ve grown less annoyed and more curious about the people causing themselves a privacy nightmare by sending their data to someone with fewer scruples than myself.