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This is a common technique in the mailing list industry. It's called "salting". You add fake names, but real email addresses, street addresses, or post office b
by ccleve 6y ago
This is a common technique in the mailing list industry. It's called "salting". You add fake names, but real email addresses, street addresses, or post office boxes. You then monitor what shows up in these places addressed to "Mr. Fake Name". It's how mailing list companies monitor who is using their lists and helps control misuse.
- bredren 6y agoHave you worked in this industry? Curious about more details of tricks from various list makers/sellers.
- ccleve 6y agoI have bought lists. I'm working on a system to manage lists.
- sleavey 6y agoA general term for this is a "copyright trap" [1]. Map makers for example often add small, fake features to be able to tell if another map was copied from theirs. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry