Creepy way Whitepages.com got my info

I was considering paying $1 for a trail 5 day access to whitepages.com. I filled out my name, email address, and credit card info on their "secure checkout" page. But before hitting the "submit" button, it dawned on me that by doing so I'd be handing over my data to a data broker, so I decided against it.

I was shocked to receive an email from them later that day with the subject line "You're so close to becoming a …

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