by mistake
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“If you have 15 accounts spread around from various jobs, consolidate that. You don’t want to forget about an account from 20 years ago by mistake,” Clark said.
From MarketWatch
Amazon has apologised after an error meant it showed a child a 15-rated film by mistake when they had tried to watch a PG movie.
From BBC
It believed those tools could also help to identify and arrest prisoners released by mistake, and would only be used in time-limited, focused deployments.
From BBC
It comes on top of the 91 prisoners who were freed by mistake between April and October in England and Wales.
From BBC
Account holders flagged by mistake could verify their age using a "video selfie" or by providing government-issued ID, Meta said.
From Barron's
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