Agree, but this isn't all bad: their broken Web platform gave me free online access for years, because I noticed the "temporary instant access" link from the original subscription confirmation email was both reusable, and had no apparent expiration date, so continued to yield "temporary instant access" on-demand for at least five years after my subscription lapsed, and only stopped working as an apparent side-effect of a site reorganization that included a new authentication flow that wasn't compatible with the old link.

As far as I know, it'd still work if I took the time to figure out how to enter promo codes into the new system, but, hey, it was a good run.

I can’t say I’ve had an issue with spam. I remember receiving a few emails that I unsubscribed from. The link at the bottom of the email worked.

Phone app - subjective, but it’s one of the few I allow on my phone.