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Originally Posted by Joe Bob
How are they mining the email addresses? I can see PMs but my screen name and email?
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You would need to check the privacy policy of every site that you have ever given that information. They likely have a clause that they do not sell your info but they do share with their partners/affiliates.
Say you gave Site A your email address. Site A sets a cookie that contains your email so it can "welcome" you and facilitate logging in when you return.
You visit site B. Site B is an affiliate, "partner", of Site A. Site A shares your data, the cookie, with its affiliate, Site B.
Site B sends you email.
Even simpler if you have gmail and stay logged in.