And that’s why I never give companies my email address when they ask for it.

Even companies that promise never to sell your data or send you spam will ultimately let the honey pot of capitalism win over their morals.

Three years ago I bought a vacuum from a mom-and-pop shop in my town. They asked for email because they wanted to email me if any recalls got issued for the vacuum I bought.
Low and behold, 2 months ago I started getting ‘newsletters’ from them.

You cannot trust literally anyone with your information at this point.

I’m nearly at the point of replacing my email with a bunch of different accounts, so that data brokers and marketing companies have more difficulty establishing a comprehensive profile on me.