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Made the mailing list opt-out in an inconspicuous spot

Company

Carfax

Date

Sep 28, 2020

Industry

Financial & Insurance

Description

Companies may choose certain options by default such as privacy settings and pre-checking boxes that opt-people into email lists. These options are likely not the default that people may have chosen on their own.

The screenshot was gathered from a Reddit user u/dbilbey to the Asshole Design subreddit community in September 2020.

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