• @max@feddit.nl
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      I can imagine that spammers nowadays can write a simple script that drops everything from the + to the @, so while that may work for some spammers, others will just use your normal email address. I’ve resorted to creating a catchall for my personal domain. Also not ideal, but it’ll hopefully take them a while to figure that one out for everyone using their own domain.

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      Some apps let you create an email account first then link socials/OAuth providers on top, so there’s that. But other times it’s indeed a good solution. Unless the site uses validation that doesn’t allow for subaddress extension.

  • meseek #2982
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    “Deletion of data and a possible fine.” Oh no, how will the billion dollar company cope with a $2m fine that all goes to the corrupt government officials anyway.

  • @MasterBlaster@lemmy.world
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    Wow. Something is actually being done to stop this. I’m shocked, and wish we had this kind of advocacy for human rights here in the USA.

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      What stop? They are going to get a fine of $5m euros. Wow. End of that dark pattern. /s

      A bigger question is why Android even allows this. This is not possible on iOS and shouldn’t be possible to begin with.

      Google is every bit responsible.

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        To answer the “big question”, “Why Android even allows this” I asume you are taking about the Android versions that are coded to allow this. In this case it is because , well, are coded like this. Why did Google coded their Android version like this? Profit.

        Apple, doesn’t code ios like this cuz it is not their big revenue.

        I am not sure Google or Apple are the hero in this story. Insinuating Apple does it out of the goodness of their hearts is naive.