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[Dan Brown]

Would a splash screen that appears on  first launch of the IDE not be a
better way of harvesting email addresses? A "do not show again" tick box on
said splash screen would suffice for those not interested in registering.
Vastly reduces download friction

On 10 Mar 2017 5:47 p.m., "Roger Eller via use-livecode" <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> It's a matter of forced consent, not necessarily about the intended use of
> your email address. I get it, and I agree that it should not be required.
>
> ~Roger
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 12:13 PM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > Indeed; but now this is drifting OT.
> >
> > Richmond.
> >
> > On 3/10/17 7:04 pm, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
> >
> >> I have bad news for everyone who thinks that by not giving their email
> >> address out actually does anything to prevent it from getting on a spam
> >> list. If you mother has the address in her address book and clicks on a
> bad
> >> link or opens an email with malware on it, your address is probably
> getting
> >> scraped from her recents list and address book. As soon as you use an
> email
> >> address to send anything to anyone, consider it compromised.
> >>
> >> Bob S
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 10, 2017, at 08:34 , Jim MacConnell via use-livecode <
> >>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> And.. I come down on the other side of this one.
> >>> I think offering people the opportunity to register w/email is
> important
> >>> but.... not allowing them to see what they're getting unless they
> do....
> >>> not
> >>> so good.
> >>>
> >>> I routinely do not try tools if I have to give anything to try them
> >>> out...
> >>> email, facebook permission, etc. Not willing to spread personal any
> >>> further
> >>> than I need to.
> >>>
> >>
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