Does this mean that all .io domains will cease to exist?
If the standards committee takes the same approach with IO, then it's possible that gives ICANN a route not to apply this policy. However, if IO is deleted completely, then my reading is the policy would apply.
Luckily, since I used a custom address for each place I used it (so I could track and block spam easily), I kept a spreadsheet of every site I used it with. 55 sites so far and I haven’t had to block anything for being sold, so it hasn’t really been that useful so far.
Luckily, tho, I use alias from my mail provider, so I don't have to write them down.
Also, a password manager, so it won't be too much work changing my E-Mail Domain Name.
But it's still unfortunate. It's just a ccTLD what does it matter, let us keep it.
The idea was if I got spam, I’d know who not to trust in the future, and could easily send anything to that address to spam/trash.
I use a password manager as well, and have all the accounts tagged in there as well. The spreadsheet was basically a backup, and for if I gave an email address out that wasn’t actually tied to an account I’d have a password for.