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Ask HN: Login Required to unsubscribe from LinkedIn marketing emails.
I was always under the impression that according to CAN-SPAM the unsubscription process needs to be frictionless.
I don't use LinkedIn, and I keep getting dailing emails from them. I signed up maybe 9 months ago as a "holding" account, since I'm sure I will use it eventually, but the relentless emails is quite frustrating.
Clicking on "unsubscribe" from the email requires a login.
Isn't this against CAN-SPAM guidelines?
- TobbenTM 15y agoYes, this would violate the CAN-SPAM guidelines. But do companies really care? I've contacted several sites who do the same thing as LinkedIn, and no-one seems to care.
- slig 15y agoWhat about their "invite your friends" crap? That plus stupid users and I'll never get enough of those.
- andrewjshults 15y agoIf you signed up for an account, then technically, they're exempt under the "transactional or relationship messages." exception[1]. The wording is broad enough, that combined with their TOS, you pretty much end up agreeing to get any emails they want to send you. [1] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7702#17 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7702#17