It's tempting to click on "unsubscribe" to defend yourself from spam emails. But that can sometimes make things worse. Here's ...
It’s a button you’ve clicked a hundred times without a second thought: "Unsubscribe." But according to cybersecurity experts, clicking that familiar link might do more than clean up your inbox. It ...
Kim Komando scouts the hidden risks of hitting unsubscribe on junk mail. Learn why one in 644 of these links is a trap designed to steal your data and how to use built-in email safety tools to stay ...
Consumer advisor Clark Howard warns that clicking unsubscribe links in emails from unknown senders could lead to your information being stolen. Howard explains that scammers often use unsubscribe ...
Q: How effective is the unsubscribe tool in Gmail vs. third party tools? A: Despite all the tools developed to fight the onslaught of marketing messages, it seems like a never-ending battle of the ...
Mailboxes these days are flooded with promotional emails offering crypto tips, flash sales, annoying job offers, last-minute travel deals, and miracle weight-loss cures. The most common exit route for ...
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Jim Rossman: Are you really unsubscribed?

We all get a lot of emails, and every once in a while, it feels good to purge the inbox and unsubscribe from the ones that are getting on our nerves. In the United States, it is a federal law that ...
Don’t let poor unsubscribe UX drive spam complaints. Here’s how to protect your sender reputation — and retain trust. Clicking the Unsubscribe link in marketing emails has been maligned for decades, ...