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by phkahler 1255 days ago
>> What justifies "But it hates users tracking them."?

Users can tell which site gave away their email address by using the variants discussed. It's not tracking in the same sense, but it does allow tracking who respects privacy. It also allows throwing away junk mail where someone required an email address just to (for example) make a sale or use their wifi.