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I honestly don't know what to do with this (see below). Symantec has automatically opted me in to renew the license on a product I uninstalled months ago. Their email originates from symantec.com but redirects me to enter my username and password at mynortonaccount.com (hello? phishing, anyone?).

Let's take a poll, should I:

1. Report the email as a phishing scam?
2. Report the practice to whatever consumer watchdog I can find.
3. Wait for the charge to appear on my credit card and then register a fraudulent charge?
4. Suck it up and visit mynortonaccount.com to cancel? (...and implictly legitimize what can only be fairly described as a shady business practice.)



[Update: according to symantec, I agreed to this when I bought the product. Actually, I didn't buy it- it was part of some free promotion. I don't remember any kind of opt-out option when I bought it- remember to read the fine print!]

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