@nixCraft There is nothing ironic about this. NYT wants you to login or create an account to finish the article. This is SOP for media sites with a paywall. What the article is likely referring to are those sites (everywhere) that want your email address in order to sign you up for raffles or giveaways of some kind. Newsletters, gimmicks, and such...

@brian @nixCraft and the NYT is not using your email address to send you spam?