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0 pointsmaxerickson1y ago0 comments

You are probably technically violating the CFAA when you do this. Having your email address accidentally associated with the account isn't authorization.

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rendaw1y ago

Aren't they the ones violating CFAA? They made an account for GP then accessed it without authorization.

bluGill1y ago

People make mistakes.Just because someone made a mistake isn't permission to commit a crime against them.

asciimov1y ago

Accidentally signing up once is a mistake. One person signing up for products, credit cards, unemployment, medical bills, television services, payday loans, mortgages, jobs with my email address over a 6 year period isn’t a mistake. This is some middle age dude in middle America.

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maxericksonOP1y ago

It's not particularly likely to be tested for most types of online accounts, but if you told a judge that you thought the person had created an account for you to use, the judge would tell you to stop lying, they would not congratulate you on your clever argument.

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