During the holidays, you expect a surge of spam emails, especially if you’re shopping online. But it may be even worse than you suspected.
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On Wednesday, Proton, an encrypted email service, released its spam watch report, which audited marketing emails sent over 28 days, including the Black Friday weekend. The report showed that 80% of retailers are embedding hidden trackers into their marketing…

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