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Ask HN: Would you use this service?
How many times have you received an email that started:
> Following recent correspondence, ...
Sometimes it's true, but mostly it's a lie.
If someone started a database of reports of companies that lied in this fashion, would you be interested? After all, information that a company tells lies like this is a suggestion that they will lie about other things as well.
What safeguards would you want to see? How would you gather the data? How would you make it available? How would you charge for it?
I don't have time, possibly it's not worth anything, but I'd really like to see this sort of blatant lying exposed.
- FreeRadical 17y agoI think there are bigger worries than emails that start as above. For example, are passwords encrypted, are contact details being passed to marketing agencies etc
- alilja 17y agoOnly if it can be used to add a layer to spam filters that cut this sort of message.
- swgw 17y agoHow about a tool that's broader than just emails: something that puts the BBB out of business.