I think it’s super naive to assume that users actually want any of that crap. If your sign up process was pick a username, optionally enter an email and/or phone for account recovery, and a default unchecked box labeled “and also email me about product updates” what percentage users do you think you would actually check that box? I’d put money on less than 5%.
I uncheck every one of those boxes and still have to deal with companies spamming me despite my intent. I even made a little Apps Script that marks every message with a specific label as spam so I can feel petty and maybe hurt their deliverability.
I uncheck every one of those boxes and still have to deal with companies spamming me despite my intent. I even made a little Apps Script that marks every message with a specific label as spam so I can feel petty and maybe hurt their deliverability.