This Gmail trick reveals which companies sell your data

If you want to know which firms are selling your data, use this Gmail trick

- DENNIS STEIMELS

Have you ever registered with a new website and suddenly started receiving emails from companies and providers you’ve never heard of? If so, it’s highly likely that your data has been sold. Data is a valuable business these days, and companies can make a lot of money selling your information to data brokers and other interested parties. This uninvited spam is certainly annoying, but don’t worry. Here we’ll show you how to stay one step ahead of spam and untrustworthy websites. And even if you don’t use Gmail, the following trick works with Outlook and iCloud as well.

HOW TO FIND OUT WHO IS SELLING YOUR DATA