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That might be amusing, but having my IP address shared with third parties or knowing which jurisdiction the service operates under are serious matters for a lot
by nikcub 13y ago
That might be amusing, but having my IP address shared with third parties or knowing which jurisdiction the service operates under are serious matters for a lot of users.
Especially the type of users a service like Mailinator attracts.
- nostromo 13y agoOh yeah, definitely don't trust them for anything sensitive at all. From their old FAQ: > Q: So if the government issued a subpeona to Mailinator to divulge emails or logs, you'd rat me out? > A: Holy crap, yes. I'm not going to jail for you, I have a boyish face and very (very) supple skin. > At this point, Mailinator cooperates with law enforcement when reasonable to do so and at this point has received friendly subpeonas, emails, or calls from the FBI, IRS, Justice department, LAPD, and Scotland Yard.
- nikcub 13y agoFunny because the attraction of the old Mailinator was that they couldn't co-operate, by design - since it was an in-memory mail store with no logs. Mailinator is just like a thousand other temp email services now. Not as interesting. Killing a good service for everybody is a lame way of shutting down abuse.
- blowski 13y agoBetter to use a service that explicitly says this, rather than burying it on p47 in obscure legalese. If you want more privacy, use a different service.