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Users' private messages, including emails sent to eBay alias addresses, are subject to automated filtering and potential human review, limiting message confidentiality.
Messages sent through eBay's messaging tools are not treated as private; they may be automatically filtered and, where necessary, read by eBay staff.
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"Automatic filtering and, where necessary, manual review of messages sent through our messaging tools (including chat messages and emails sent to eBay alias email addresses) to prevent fraudulent or suspicious activity or violations of our User Agreement...Excerpt from eBay's Privacy Notice
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Users' private messages, including emails sent to eBay alias addresses, are subject to automated filtering and potential human review, limiting message confidentiality.
Messages sent through eBay's messaging tools are not treated as private; they may be automatically filtered and, where necessary, read by eBay staff.
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