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Yahoo Reminds Users That 'No' Doesn't Mean 'No'

Posted by michael on from the jurt-trying-to-be-helpful dept.

rawg writes "Looks like Yahoo is resetting their 'Marketing Preferences' again. In an email I received from Yahoo today it states, 'Starting January 1, 2004, Yahoo! will begin to send you messages, via email or postal mail, about our own products and services. You can control the types of messages you receive by visiting your Marketing Preferences at any time'. It also states, 'And, as always, you can delete your Yahoo! account altogether at any time, for any reason, by going to the deletion page.' I deleted my Yahoo account a month ago. I guess they are lying, because I'm still getting their SPAM."

3 of 519 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Full text of the Yahoo! Message by the+morgawr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Before this change you could specify if you wanted them to email you. Now you can do control how (and if) Yahoo contacts you on specific issues. From their point of view they are probably hoping that people will leave one or two things on instead of turning it all off. I doubt it will work though

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    The policy of the United States is worse than bad---it is insane. -- Ludwig von Mises, Economic Policy(1959)
  2. Money For Nothing? by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Lets examine the service that Yahoo provides, to users who take full advantage of it (dons tinfoil hat).
    For free, you get:
    • 6 MB webmail, with antispam
    • customizable home page with your news about your personal intrests pulled together and grouped by category
    • weather & stock info
    • access to "groups" which are like Usenet, but not really
    • a maps/driving directions page that remembers all 'your' locations

    All of this for 0 USD a month, and now they're suggesting that they may "clear" your nospam preferences, unless you turn it back on again.

    How is this evil? I've had a Yahoo profile since 1997, its been invaluable. Heck, I feel guilty not paying them a dime!
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    I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
  3. Re:Cancel your Yahoo account. by Zed2K · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or you can just ignore it, move on with your life and don't complain about something that is free.