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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by anonydsfsfs on Monday August 28, 2023 @09:00PM (#37302282)
It's not one-click, or at least it wasn't for me. I clicked the link in the sentence "If you prefer to opt out of letting Fi use and share your CPNI with Alphabet and Google services, you can do so by replying here", and it took me to the Google Fi homepage. I had to then click on Settings, "Privacy & Security", and finally on "Allow CPNI Sharing". Four clicks total.
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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by verdverm on Monday August 28, 2023 @09:22PM (#37302414)
I clicked it from my Fi device

4 is still far less effort than having to call Amazon to cancel your account (among the many providers that make opt out / cancel incredibly difficult)

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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by Someone1234 on Monday August 28, 2023 @11:11PM (#37303125)
You said one click. Now you've moved the goalposts to "less bad than [other company]."
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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by verdverm on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:55PM (#37313947)
It is one click if you are a normal Fi user
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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by Someone1234 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @11:19PM (#37317264)
No it isn't. And I don't know what a "normal Fi user" is. This doesn't apply to non-Fi users.
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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by verdverm on Friday September 01, 2023 @12:16PM (#37352718)
Normal as in regular, not I pay for this but only use it every few months, like GGP
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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by dhfjfhfh on Monday August 28, 2023 @11:33PM (#37303278)
I clicked it from my Fi device too - and it automatically opened the Fi app, which doesn't have this setting.

It took a lot more than 4 clicks to figure out I needed to switch chrome to desktop mode AND needed to open the link in a new tab to make it stop opening the app.

Side rant - Wasn't HTML5 supposed to do away with the need for dedicated apps? Interaction with any corp is now split between web, app, and phone, all with different capabilities.

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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by logosmonkey on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @10:13AM (#37308258)
Huh, I did it yesterday and I clicked the 'here' link in the email and it took me to a page that said I was now opted out. I didn't have to do anything additional.
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Re:Fi now opts you into the use of your CPNI by Alphabet aff... by temp_praneshp on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:28PM (#37311874)
Interesting, I clicked on the link (from mac) and got a thank you for opting out page, nothing else.
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