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		standardUser on Oct 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teens inundated with phone prompts day and night, ... What is the incentive for people to opt in to cookies? And have you never given your email to a company for a 15% off code? Happens all the time. Nice try defending tech companies against regulation though.

jen20 on Oct 3, 2023 [–]

I’ve never given them an email that will actually get to my inbox, no. Every company gets a unique email address so I can tell who is abusing them.

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