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Was forever turned off Brave when they sent me direct mail advertisements (for a privacy focused browser lol). They bought my info from some list and spammed me

Was forever turned off Brave when they sent me direct mail advertisements (for a privacy focused browser lol). They bought my info from some list and spammed me with postcard ads.

smotched 4y ago
Mail or Email? If its email every company does that, including DDG.
- cpeterso 4y ago
  A physical postcard: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i_received_junk_mail_for_the_brave_browser/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i...
- mort96 4y ago
  I've never gotten an unsolicited e-mail ad from DDG. And for every half-serious company which does send unsolicited e-mail ads, at least I know I'm the one who gave them my e-mail address. If people are getting e-mail ads from Brave without ever having disclosed their e-mail address to Brave, that's seriously concerning.
  - smotched 4y ago
    I'm not saying brave does unsolicited emails, just asking which one.
- pcmaffey 4y ago
  Snail mail.
- belorn 4y ago
  Sending unsolicited e-mail advertisements are explicitly illegal in my country and companies that do that could loose the right to exist. It should also be mentioned that using private information for unsolicited advertisements is something which is likely in conflict with GDPR.
deltree7 4y ago
"Privacy" focused users are the most monolithic demographic and the easiest to target in the history of all demographics. It's just as easy as selling bunker-beds and ammo for doomer-preppers (while stroking their ego). But, shhh don't tell them and hurt their ego
- txru 4y ago
  It's interesting for me to imagine explaining this comment to a person in 1995 At the very least I think it relegates people to buckets of either "People who believe tin foil hats give them privacy", and normal people. Either way I don't think it's a productive dichotomy.
ichugwindex 4y ago
I started recommending their mobile browser to everyone I know, because of how well it blocks pop-ups on the phone.
WhyNot9G 4y ago
It was sent to every postal customer on your mail route, not targeted. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i_received_junk_mail_for_the_brave_browser/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i...

Was forever turned off Brave when they sent me direct mail advertisements (for a privacy focused browser lol). They bought my info from some list and spammed me with postcard ads.

smotched 4y ago

Mail or Email? If its email every company does that, including DDG.

cpeterso 4y ago
A physical postcard: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i_received_junk_mail_for_the_brave_browser/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i...
mort96 4y ago
I've never gotten an unsolicited e-mail ad from DDG. And for every half-serious company which does send unsolicited e-mail ads, at least I know I'm the one who gave them my e-mail address. If people are getting e-mail ads from Brave without ever having disclosed their e-mail address to Brave, that's seriously concerning.
- smotched 4y ago
  I'm not saying brave does unsolicited emails, just asking which one.
pcmaffey 4y ago
Snail mail.
belorn 4y ago
Sending unsolicited e-mail advertisements are explicitly illegal in my country and companies that do that could loose the right to exist. It should also be mentioned that using private information for unsolicited advertisements is something which is likely in conflict with GDPR.

deltree7 4y ago

"Privacy" focused users are the most monolithic demographic and the easiest to target in the history of all demographics. It's just as easy as selling bunker-beds and ammo for doomer-preppers (while stroking their ego). But, shhh don't tell them and hurt their ego

txru 4y ago
It's interesting for me to imagine explaining this comment to a person in 1995 At the very least I think it relegates people to buckets of either "People who believe tin foil hats give them privacy", and normal people. Either way I don't think it's a productive dichotomy.

ichugwindex 4y ago

I started recommending their mobile browser to everyone I know, because of how well it blocks pop-ups on the phone.

WhyNot9G 4y ago

It was sent to every postal customer on your mail route, not targeted. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i_received_junk_mail_for_the_brave_browser/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/utgukp/i...