Yahoo! Email Recycling

Update: Yahoo! Email Recycling

Yahoo! recently announced that they would be recycling old user email addresses and providing current users with a chance to take over these addresses. While they assured consumers that this wouldn't pose a risk to customer privacy, this is turning out not to be entirely true. Some consumers are reporting that they are receiving emails with personal information (such as usernames and account log-ins) meant for the previous owner of the email address. Yahoo! rolled out a "Not My Email" button that users can press if they receive information meant for someone else, but this relies on user honesty to protect personal information. For more information, and tips on how to protect yourself if you are a Yahoo! email subscriber, visit our blog: https://www.allclearid.com/blog/update-yahoo-email-recycling.