Re: Intrusive Legacy

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:25:40 +0000, Ian Goddard
<goddai01@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

news@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
You have to opt-out of Legacy email when you sign up to download. It's
the only pre-checked box but most people don't pay any attention to
it.

And that's a common trick used by many websites. Nevertheless many of
us find it objectionable, especially as it's sometimes well concealed
right at the bottom of the form and maybe off-screen.

Isn't that just a polite way of saying that most people are too lazy
to be thorough?

Hugh
.

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