Actually Eva, You said it, That's why you should change your password. Its not that you're someone important or someone with money. Its because in 20 years you have a a huge contact list and have a good reputation on email.
So imagine if your account got hacked, if something came from you with a virus or a piece of bad code, no one would suspect it was a bad email. SO the older the account the bigger the target for spammers and hackers. its not always about important people, its about volume. the more people they catch the more they are valued.
So in Summary, change your password peridically. I know is inconvenient, but its a lot easier than having to make a whole new account and getting all your friends to use it. in 20 years of having the same account, it will be hard for them to use a new address. Take care.
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Actually Eva, You said it, That's why you should change your password. Its not that you're someone important or someone with money. Its because in 20 years you have a a huge contact list and have a good reputation on email.
So imagine if your account got hacked, if something came from you with a virus or a piece of bad code, no one would suspect it was a bad email. SO the older the account the bigger the target for spammers and hackers. its not always about important people, its about volume. the more people they catch the more they are valued.
So in Summary, change your password peridically. I know is inconvenient, but its a lot easier than having to make a whole new account and getting all your friends to use it. in 20 years of having the same account, it will be hard for them to use a new address. Take care.