Re:Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirement...
by tppiotrowski on Monday October 30, 2023 @09:34PM
(#38078954)
Also needing to log in before you can unsubscribe.
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Re:Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirement...
by incompatible on Monday October 30, 2023 @09:47PM
(#38079076)
Especially if your account is no longer accessible; a problem I had with Uber after changing my phone number. Bombarded with "Uber Eats" spam and no way to unsubscribe without going through some kind of ridiculous process to reactivate the account.
Re:Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirement...
by kevin_thibedeau on Monday October 30, 2023 @11:03PM
(#38079737)
I have that problem with a former utility company that keeps sending updates about the business that I've unsubscribed from multiple times. The one that irks me the most is TP-Link Kasa who has a marketing opt-out in the account creation flow and they still send repetitive spam without honoring the unsubscribe link.
Re:Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirement...
by mbesto on Monday October 30, 2023 @09:56PM
(#38079161)
IIRC, CAN-SPAM explicitly says the unsubscribe button needs to be available without logging in. So this would be a violation.
Re:Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirement...
by RF_Savage on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @03:29AM
(#38081291)
So, who do you contact about that violation?
Re:Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirement...
by autoexec on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:00AM
(#38081953)
Here you go: https://www.justice.gov/action-center/report-spam
You can probably guess how effective that is. In practice, unless you can get the FTC or a state attorney general to sue an actual company for you, nothing will ever come of it.
Re:Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirement...
by mrWiz on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:32PM
(#38089326)
I report spam that I'm unable to unsubscribe from to the FTC via their online page[0]. I've never gotten any response but it does seem to work. I've been dropped from several marketing lists after reporting them to the FTC, and it's unlikely that these marketers decided on their own to remove me from their lists.