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The Great Email Identity Crisis: One Inbox, Many Coles
The Common Name Conundrum: Navigating Gmail’s Identity Maze Imagine being an early bird, catching the worm, and snagging your name as your Gmail address. That happened to Cole Cooper, a pioneer of Google’s email service. But what seemed like a digital trophy became a Pandora’s box of mistaken identities. Cole’s tale is a cautionary one for all the John Smiths and Jane Does out there. As his name grew more common online, so did the mix-ups. Emails intended for a footballer, a Marvel character, and other Cole Coopers started landing in his inbox. From personal messages to confidential sign-in instructions, Cole’s digital doppelgängers left him a trail of their digital footprints. The crux of the issue is that companies often fumble when jotting down email addresses. And when they do, the original Cole Cooper’s inbox catches the fallout. The latest? A set of sign-in instructions for an Allstate account meant for another Cole Cooper. A less scrupulous soul might’ve seen t...