MetaFilter posts tagged with OptOut

Opting out rejected, Opting in suggested

Toekneesan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:58:36 -0800

Only weeks after Judge Denny Chin extended the filing deadline, and presumably a final decision, and reflecting the Department of Justice’s own opinion, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the landmark class-action lawsuit settlement between the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and Google. And offers some advice for a revised resubmission.

Catalog Choice

alms — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:06:49 -0800

Catalog Choice: one-stop shop for opting out of catalogs you don't want to receive.

Lifehacker

mcstayinskool — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:56:40 -0800

Lifehacker is a fairly new addition to the Gawker Media family of blogs, publishers of another personal favorite in the Gizmodo gadget blog. Lifehacker posts articles on how to do all sorts of things better/quicker/cooler/cheaper:

In its three short weeks of life, Lifehacker has given me good tips at a shockingly high frequency. Of course, the whole thing comes full circle with their frequent Ask Metafilter Roundup posts.

Yahoo

neuroshred — Sat, 30 Mar 2002 08:45:27 -0800

Yahoo has quietly changed its privacy policy. Accountholders are now subscribed to lots of newsletters plus junk mail and telemarketing. You can change your preferences and send Yahoo some feedback. You can't prevent them from subscribing you to new products without closing your account. Will going to an opt-out system help or hurt their bottom line? Will there be a backlash?

List of Opt-out links that

TuxHeDoh — Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:07:16 -0800

List of Opt-out links that take you directly to the "opt out" feature of the ad server listed. Clicking these links stop the advertising from that adserver. Opt out of double-click, advertising.com, x10, 24/7 media.

jjg — Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:35:57 -0800

Net advertising behemoth DoubleClick has been quietly buying up marketing databases to allow it to match up your DoubleClick cookie with your name and address. Time to opt out.