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Intercom is a pretty well known support/engagement/communication tool. How is this scammy?

• jcwayne 9y ago
  Not sure I'd call it scammy, but I've been increasingly annoyed with the number of things I need to swat away or make an active effort to ignore in order to spend an uninterrupted 15 seconds skimming over a page to see if it's worth more of my time.
  • codezero 9y ago
    Fair point :) I can't argue much, I use Ghostery and also this host list which means I usually don't see those things: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
    • pyre 9y ago
      A bit off-topic, but you might want to check this out if you plan on continuing to use Ghostery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism
      • codezero 9y ago
        As mentioned I supplement with a host blocker. I feel Ghostery has been very transparent about its use of data and has been clear about what I opt into and out of with any given update. Good looking out though!
• aw3c2 9y ago
  It fakes a message meant for me when there is none. It does so with an invasive sound.
• TeMPOraL 9y ago
  I'd say that presenting a fake chat interface with a fake message is a bit dishonest, but then again it's so common nowadays that I barely even notice it (and by the time my brain processes what happened, my hand is half-way through moving the mouse pointer over the "Close" button).