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Suppose you're fed up with the barrage of e-mail that the company Humongous Insurance has been sending you. To stop it, you decide to click the "Remove Me From This Mailing List" link. Is that a good idea?

  1. No, because you may get questions from your e-mail provider about the change in activity for your account.

  2. Who cares? Clicking the link will have no effect at all.

  3. No, because clicking that link tells Humongous Insurance that your e-mail address is working.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Clicking unsubscribe links in spam emails often confirms to the spammer that your email address is active and monitored, which can lead to MORE spam rather than less. Legitimate companies honor unsubscribe requests, but spammers use it as a verification technique.

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