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Look - if I go out of my way (read; not missing a checkbox to opt-out) of a mailing list it’s because I’m interested. My interest may wane because I decided dow
by snuxoll 6y ago
Look - if I go out of my way (read; not missing a checkbox to opt-out) of a mailing list it’s because I’m interested. My interest may wane because I decided down the road that it was no longer a fit or I found another way to get the content that doesn’t contribute to making my inbox a mess (this a less a problem these days as Zoho has an option to automatically shunt newsletters to a dedicated folder, but I don’t like grooming it all the time either).
Unless people are flagging you for spam, it’s just a lack of continued interest - which is expected and frankly useful, as it weeds out those that aren’t as engaged.
- jacquesm 6y agoCheck-boxes for opt-out are illegal in Europe. And should be elsewhere.
- snuxoll 6y agoWould be nice - I get tired of looking for the pre-checked box at the end of every registration form just to ensure my inbox stays clean.
- smabie 6y agoThat just incentives organizations to not even provide an opt-out.
- Macha 6y agoThe requirement is that mailing lists should be opt in. This means both no opt out option checkboxes that default to opting in are non compliant. Laws and regulations are not code, especially in Europe, a "well technically" approach is not going to get you far
- CalRobert 6y agoWhich is why making things opt-out by default and forcing an explicit, voluntary opt-in is a key part of GDPR.
- jacquesm 6y agoThen they would violate the specificity requirement, which states that you can not use data for a purpose that you did not disclose when you originally gathered it.