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by 9248 3898 days ago
What if he's using an Android phone? Most third party apps on the Google Play store have access to both your location and accounts.

I even remember seeing back in the day questions with valid answers on stackoverflow about how to get the email associated with a device without requesting the accounts permission, but some other close ones.

I also made the mistake of using a personal account with my first Android phone. I had zero spam on that account. 2 months later I was getting about 10 emails a day. (not targeted though since I didn't live in an very active area)