Square lets merchants spam you without opt-in if you get an email receipt (squareup.com) 20 points by jenny91 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] rahimnathwani 4y ago ↗ So you enter your email address for one purpose (to get a receipt) and they use it for another (to email you adverts). [–] [deleted] 4y ago ↗ (comment deleted) [–] musicale 4y ago ↗ Because of course they do.I have always hated this about Square.
[–] nullfield 4y ago ↗ Square needs a fine very similar to Twitter for this.Let us all report them to the FTC or whatever because this behavior is unconscionable! [–] aaaaaaaaata 4y ago ↗ Speeding ticket amount, only, please!
[–] unifyjs 4y ago ↗ This seems pretty standard practice. Enter an email address anywhere on the web and the recipient takes that to mean "I like having my time wasted, please send me spam".
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 22.5 ms ] threadI have always hated this about Square.
Let us all report them to the FTC or whatever because this behavior is unconscionable!