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Re:US Government wants to make it easier for you to click th... by pbasista on Monday August 12, 2024 @09:53AM (#41224368)
Why the asymmetry? And what do you have in mind when you refer to "two-step sign up"?
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Re:US Government wants to make it easier for you to click th... by inglor_cz on Monday August 12, 2024 @10:21AM (#41224709)
For my convenience; and by two-step sign up I mean "enter my e-mail into a form, then receive a confirmation e-mail and click on a confirmation link to be actually subscribed".
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Re:US Government wants to make it easier for you to click th... by fckgw on Monday August 12, 2024 @12:29PM (#41226325)
Are you confusing this with email newsletter subscriptions? This is talking about paid membership services, the kind of thing where you need an account and often payment methods.
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Re:US Government wants to make it easier for you to click th... by inglor_cz on Monday August 12, 2024 @01:25PM (#41227020)
Yes :) Sorry.
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Re:US Government wants to make it easier for you to click th... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Monday August 12, 2024 @09:00PM (#41231128)
It would stop my email doppelgänger from signing up for services under my address.
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