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Opt-out settings
Raised as a usability problem by 8 people on Hacker News over 12 years (2011–2022), in 8 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 8 complaints
- Opt-out interfaces can be made confusing, with no fine deterring that2022-03-13
- Companies intentionally make opting out of data sharing frustrating or absent2020-10-03
- Opt-out pages use dark patterns that make opting out harder2019-01-23
- Must opt out on every browser and machine, and again after clearing cookies2018-12-18
- Opting out is stored in cookies, so clearing cookies forces users to opt out again2018-04-12
- Checkboxes for own and third-party emails behave oppositely, confusing users into unintended consent2016-07-28
- Opting out works per cookie, so user must lower privacy settings to use it2016-03-01
- Opting out of data tracking is designed to be very difficult for users2011-10-19