Networking

Sorting out spam messages

Q After I return from visiting America, I get lots of spam messages sent to my Hotmail address. Why is this, and what can I do about it?

by KEITH GIBBINS

A There are many possible reasons for this, and one useful preventive measure you could take next time is to set up a temporary email account, perhaps using Gmail, before travelling. Whenever you need to give an email address, perhaps to access hotel Wi-Fi services, use that instead of your main address. Once you’ve returned home