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Re: "Email marketing" I wish it was opt-in as opposed to opt-out. The amount of email spam and physical spam received is absolutely ridiculous. I shudder to wo
by tabeth 9y ago
Re: "Email marketing"
I wish it was opt-in as opposed to opt-out. The amount of email spam and physical spam received is absolutely ridiculous. I shudder to wonder how much electricity is wasted sending unwanted mail and delivering unwanted emails.
Sounds like it'd be a win for everyone based on this guide. Those who want it would opt in, and the company could focus their campaigns for those who want it more. Meanwhile those who don't can be left alone.
- zaarn 9y agoIt's usually opt-in (if it isn't, a lot of jurisdictions allow you to sue or do other nasty things) but it's ticked by default and somewhat hidden above and below the ToS/EULA.
- tabeth 9y ago> It's usually opt-in > it's ticked by default and somewhat hidden above and below the ToS/EULA. Well, yeah. The point is that it isn't really opt-in.
- tzahola 9y agoSo without the extra effort of finding and unchecking the hidden checkbox, you'll receive their spam. Sounds like opt-out to me.
- Nadya 9y agoChecked-by-default means, by definition, it is opt-out as you are opted-in by default. It just has to be possible to opt-out and, if opted-in, unsubscribe at a later date (usually a small, hard to notice link in the legalese of the spam email).
- zaarn 9y agoI think it was a bit of a miscommunication, but yes, it's opt-out then.
- jacquesm 9y agoAh, and not only is it opt-out, you 'opt-in' to at least 5 different email lists all of which you then have to unsubscribe from individually (and if you are lucky the unsubscribe link is present in the mail, and if you are even more lucky it actually works rather than being just another signal to the spammer - sorry, company - that the email address is indeed legit. And that's before we get into selling your email address to 'partners' who will then really go to town to try to monetize the address.