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Phosus: Pre-selected newsletter updates

Author
HallOfShame.Design
Date
28 Nov 2024
Publisher
HallOfShame.Design

Phosos uses preselection to automatically opt users in to receive marketing emails.

Phosus was documented by hallofshame.design over its sign-up screen. The article describes the use of preselection, in which the “I would like to receive updates through the newsletter” checkbox is ticked by default, automatically opting users in to receive marketing emails unless they notice and untick it.