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This email really freak me out

2 pointsby randomguy011almost 3 years ago
Context: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ibb.co&#x2F;WgQ7WXH<p>A machine-learning company named Qdrant recently sends me a promotional email (as attached on screenshot)<p>this, really freak me out!!!!!<p>- the email address that they&#x27;re send are never being on the same account where my real name belongs<p>- the email address that they&#x27;re send are never registered on my private github account (with m real name), I have 2 github account (company &amp; private), both of them are unrelated<p>- they marketing data are based on my github stars? wth?<p>&quot;Relation&quot; of my data https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ibb.co&#x2F;MRXnK3B<p>I come to ask directly to the person who sends me the email, and they&#x27;re just replying with:<p>- what is your email?<p>- you are not into machine learning?<p>really no idea how they got my real &amp; well-connected data, any suggestion to prevent this on future?

2 comments

snapcasteralmost 3 years ago
Huh, I&#x27;m guessing they&#x27;re using one of many marketing services that will &quot;fill&quot; profiles for users where you supply some fields and it will attempt to fill the rest. Agreed on it being scary
rolphalmost 3 years ago
dont confirm anymore guesses for them