New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How did my old Gmail account get linked to my identity and new name?
Ask HN: How did my old Gmail account get linked to my identity and new name?
10 by triyambakam | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I have a Gmail account from high school that has never used my legal name, and even if it had, my full legal name (first and last) has since changed. I haven't created any logins with this address in many, many years. Every few years I check to see if there is anything important there. Just recently I noticed some recruiter messages addressed to my new legal name. How is it possible that this address became linked in any way to my identity, let alone my new name? I really want to reply to the messages with incredulity, and now it makes those companies seem scummy to use such recruitment practices.
10 by triyambakam | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I have a Gmail account from high school that has never used my legal name, and even if it had, my full legal name (first and last) has since changed. I haven't created any logins with this address in many, many years. Every few years I check to see if there is anything important there. Just recently I noticed some recruiter messages addressed to my new legal name. How is it possible that this address became linked in any way to my identity, let alone my new name? I really want to reply to the messages with incredulity, and now it makes those companies seem scummy to use such recruitment practices.
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