When Opt-In Really Means Opt-Out
from the when-you're-desperate-for-money dept
There was a time when Yahoo was cool and understood its users. They provided cool and useful services. Now that they're desperate for money and have brought in the "professional" management they don't seem to care at all about their users. The latest is the change in Yahoo's privacy policy and preferences. They have automatically reset everyone's preferences to say they want spam mail from Yahoo. I just checked, and it's true. All of my preferences were set to receive junk - including my home address and telephone number. This is ridiculous. All they're doing is pissing off their users. eBay tried the exact same stunt a year ago - and it angered people then as well. Any marketing emails should be opt-in. Never opt-out. As I asked in the eBay story, was Yahoo receiving complaints from people who weren't receiving enough spam from them?
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Those Yahoos
Not only did I reset my settings to "Opt Me Out of Everything," but also replaced real personal information with bogus dead-ends. As a result of this insane decision on Yahoo!'s part, one of the few online entities who had any of my trust and respect has lost it all.
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