> Protect your privacy
> Just link your name, home address, and phone number for this random company
Yeah, no thanks.
Edited to clarify for those who may be unfamiliar with the concept of PII.
> Just link your name, home address, and phone number for this random company
Yeah, no thanks.
Edited to clarify for those who may be unfamiliar with the concept of PII.
I accept that there's a certain percent of folks who will not trust me with their address, so I'm not trying to change anyone's mind or pressure anyone into signing up if that's the case.
Back when I worked at SaveUp, and we gave real cash prizes to people every day, we always had people claiming we were a scam. We even posted videos to YouTube of our selection and giveaway process, and posted new testimonials to our site every single day, but certain folks simply couldn't be convinced.
People have soured on tech companies ostensibly doing something for the public good; it never works out as it should, because behind companies are investors, and at some point, they'll want returns.
The classic example is unroll.me -- auto-unsubscribe with no strings attached*! Asterisk: many strings attached.
There's just no guarantee that introducing a middleman won't bite me in the ass later.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/17/21027159/unroll-me-email...
If this organization registers as a nonprofit, that's one thing. Outside of that, I wouldn't trust such services any further than I could throw a pitch deck claiming to make the world a better place, with your PII.
[0] https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/17/21027159/unroll-me-email...
There is no pitch deck for Mel as I don't intend to raise VC funding – precisely because I don't want to be pressured into doing something that goes against my values like selling user data.