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Yahoo deleted tons of what they perceived to be abandoned accounts and then made them available to the public: https://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/52805929240/yourna

Yahoo deleted tons of what they perceived to be abandoned accounts and then made them available to the public: https://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/52805929240/yournameyahoocom-can-be-yours https://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/52805929240/yournameyahoocom-c... Seems really crazy considering how email is often the verification for password recovery.

ggggtez 8y ago
Yeah, Yahoo is crazy for doing that, but a lot of email provides allowed re-use of email addresses back then. I think that happening today with literally the largest email provider is a stretch. Everyone knows if you allow email re-use, it breaks the most obvious security features for everything on the internet.