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Still, we can't blame Yahoo for that, right? We can't blame them for peoples Internet incompetence. We can't blame them for the limited scope most service devel
by somesay 13y ago
Still, we can't blame Yahoo for that, right? We can't blame them for peoples Internet incompetence. We can't blame them for the limited scope most service developers have.
As I user, I have to update my email address I use and other services should delete inactive accounts, too. Or at least notify inactive users. I know, especially the latter option is more or less inexistent. But although think of all the data that users have no access to, because of lost passwords etc. I rather see that deleted.
Also, if Yahoo is doing things right, they would only delete accounts with no activity for a serious amount of time, e.g. no access, not even POP3 since over 2 years.
- nolok 13y agoYou can't blame Yahoo as-in "they are technically and legally allowed to do that". But on the other hand, Yahoo is a falling behemoth that is trying to earn itself a new image; and doing such a stupid move can and will earn them the mark that they still "don't get it", and rightly so.
- somesay 13y agoI never talked about the legal part. Of course it is legal since their terms might likely allow this. I just don't see it that wrong like you do. I wonder, if there is an argumentation to really call them stupid. And I don't even think this is relevant referring to their image. As you said, this only affects people who aren't either informed about computer topics, don't know they had a Yahoo mail at all or who simply reregister their old mail address.