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shalol t1_irb866u wrote

Email address :(

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WinnieTheBru t1_irbbg00 wrote

It's the National Park Service, so it's not super sketchy. I've done it before and haven't noticed an increase in spam. It's just a way to make sure people are only voting once per chunky boi

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AnUnbearableAsshole t1_irbhhdm wrote

This is not run by the NPS. It is run by a for-profit media company whose privacy policy says they will use your email address to send you promotional offers. They also collect and share browser information and analytics w/ 3rd parties to feed targeted advertising.

That said, they don't seem sketchy and have opt-out options. I still voted and don't expect much junk to come from it.

edit: Looking into Explore.org more closely they seem to operate similarly to a non-profit and get most of their funding from grants and their parent non-profit Annenberg Family Foundation. They're still not a US Government sponsored initiative but their policies are very straightforward and geared towards education and pubic interest.

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RavenclawMuggle t1_irc0hm6 wrote

I've been voting yearly since 2017 and honestly don't think I've gotten a single email from them. I think it's mainly just for making sure people only vote once

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AnUnbearableAsshole t1_irc6er0 wrote

Agreed. I just wanted to correct the misinformation because I think it's important to be aware of who you're giving your information to.

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576875 t1_irbddx6 wrote

also you could just use a burner email, not at all necessary to use your personal email

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OnlyFlannyFlanFlans t1_ircfyq3 wrote

Lol, are you seriously not aware of temp email sites? What do you use when a subscription or internet service asks you for your email, do you give them your real email? Holy shit

Ok, basic data safety: you should have 3 emails -- personal, work, and a separate gmail for the legitimate services (electric, isp) you use, and give every other website should be given a temporary email. Examples of temporary email providers are guerillamail and cryptomail.

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shalol t1_irdtyc4 wrote

I usually don’t usually use many internet services other than those you highlighted below… could just make a burner email account though, good point

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marcyhidesinphotos t1_ircgarq wrote

Please google "burner emails". You should be using burner emails as much as possible. I'm astounded you haven't been using these fake emails already, they are an absolute necessity here in 2022.

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