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You shouldn't have to opt out of spam.
by brndnmtthws 9y ago
You shouldn't have to opt out of spam.
- Anderkent 9y agoFor most people it's not spam.
- brndnmtthws 9y agoThey're using it as a way of increasing their ad revenue by getting free data from their users. How is that not spam? If I send you unsolicited emails asking you to give me photos of products you use which I'll then sell ads for and keep all the revenue, would that not be spam? I did not sign up for any product promotion notifications, so if I receive any it's spam.
- lern_too_spel 9y agoThey pay the user for it with increased Google Drive space, a free subscription to the NYT, etc.
- brndnmtthws 9y agoMore like robbing people of their time.
- lern_too_spel 9y agoIf the user doesn't like it, she can turn it off. If the user likes it, she gets paid with free services. All other users get the benefit of free information about the business, whether they have location tracking on or not. I don't see the problem here. Some Google products are stupidly designed, but this one looks like it's doing the right thing.
- rspeer 9y agoOnly if you sign up for Local Guides. I did out of curiosity after I answered a few questions, and sincerely regretted it. The notifications and junk e-mail were never-ending until I blocked them all. And my time is not worth that little.
- lern_too_spel 9y agoYou don't have to subscribe to the emails to get the benefits. The notifications are the same as when you're not a local guide. I also signed up to get the benefits.
- rspeer 9y agoI'm pretty sure you do have to subscribe to the e-mails. You may not have to stay subscribed, but that's true in a sense for most junk mail.