Some time ago (a few years now maybe?) somebody apparently registered themselves on Instagram using *my* email address.

[oblomov@sociale.network]

Some time ago (a few years now maybe?) somebody apparently registered themselves on Instagram using *my* email address. They are now apparently trying to recover the password.

[bbacc@mastodon.bida.im]

@oblomov how did they verify the email address ? isn't it necessary ?

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@bbacc I've been wondering this myself.

[elena@aseachange.com]

@oblomov @bbacc Same thing happened to me with TikTok (never had an account, someone used my email to register & then retrieve a lost password)

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@elena @oblomov @bbacc

Oi, I can't find the article and discussion, but about half year ago there was a Hacker News submission about some smart method that could see others validate an account with your email. I was only skimming and can't remember the mechanism either.

(btw, there are 2 hacker news.. I refer to https://news.ycombinator.com)

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@smallcircles @elena @bbacc what's the point though?

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@oblomov @elena @bbacc

Sorry I have no more info. Sometimes mention like this is enough for another to remember and add the link. Reason I tooted.