Hey Nexdoor.com, I dont want your $^^#% Gummies!

[PaxNurgle]

Hey Nextdoor.com,

I don't want your f$^&g gummies.

I dont' care that my Norton Antivirus subsciption has expired!
I don't care that my MacAfee antivirus subscription has expired!
I dont want your portable oxygen, your miracle flashlights, your fit socks, or ALL THE OTHER MARKETING CRAP THAT I GET ADS FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY, AFTER SIGNING UP FOR YOUR STUPID WEBSITE.

I DO care that, after trying to sign up for a site that supposably helps people connect with neighbors, you decided to distribute my e-mail address to EVERY SINGLE ONLINE RETAILER IN EXISTENCE.

Not okay.

Basically, if you are interested in your neighbor's lost pet, or whose having a yard sale this weekend, DONT signup for frickin' nextdoor.com. That's all.

The lesson here, and here's the key takeaway:
Read the privacy policy statement for a website before signing up for an account with them- no matter what the website is. Thankfully Literotica does not sell or distribute their e-mail lists of subscribers!

 

[FL30]

Hey Nextdoor.com,

I don't want your f$^&g gummies.

I dont' care that my Norton Antivirus subsciption has expired!
I don't care that my MacAfee antivirus subscription has expired!
I dont want your portable oxygen, your miracle flashlights, your fit socks, or ALL THE OTHER MARKETING CRAP THAT I GET ADS FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY, AFTER SIGNING UP FOR YOUR STUPID WEBSITE.

I DO care that, after trying to sign up for a site that supposably helps people connect with neighbors, you decided to distribute my e-mail address to EVERY SINGLE ONLINE RETAILER IN EXISTENCE.

Not okay.

Basically, if you are interested in your neighbor's lost pet, or whose having a yard sale this weekend, DONT signup for frickin' nextdoor.com. That's all.

The lesson here, and here's the key takeaway:
Read the privacy policy statement for a website before signing up for an account with them- no matter what the website is. Thankfully Literotica does not sell or distribute their e-mail lists of subscribers!

I've been on NextDoor for over 5 years and DON'T get any ad mails from them or any of their so called partners. Just notices to threads where I've made comments. If I haven't posted any comments to a thread, then I don't get any messages about that one, either.

I don't know what you did wrong, but I've never had a problem with NextDoor.

 

[Chernosoth]

If you haven't learned this lesson yet, learn it now. Keep multiple email accounts so you can delete them when they get too much spam.

 

[rae121452]

how about some prescription drugs then?

 

[Champakian]

Never heard of it.

I love VPN.

 

[HisArpy]

Wait wait wait!!!


Aren't you supposed to be one of those who are perfectly fine with giving away all your biometric data just so you can conveniently shop on the interwebz?


Or, as my college critical thinking class would say; you made your bed...

 

[PaxNurgle]

I don't really do a lot of web shopping other than E-bay and (Rarely) ETSY, and even then it isn't often.

I signed up for this Nextdoor.com site as a way to connect with people who live nearby, and you have to give your e-mail address to create a log-in account; same as with many websites. I have never had any issues like this before. It did not occur to me that Nextdoor would share or distribute their members' info. They probably do this to pay for their operations cost. Like I said, the moral is, read the privacy statement before you click to join any website. I'm sure they aren't the only website who share personal data (including e-mail addresses,) Basically, now my e-mail is fucked.