Carfax: Defaults to opt-in for email lists and makes opt-out inconspicuous
September 18, 2025
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"Companies may choose certain options by default such as privacy settings and pre-checking boxes that opt-people into email lists. These options are likely not the default that people may have chosen on their own. The screenshot was gathered from a Reddit user u/dbilbey to the Asshole Design subreddit community in September 2020."
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