If you do move on, please take a minute to contact the Website or service and tell them why. If “we” just collectively walk out they might not understand why.
In order to make this easier I wrote a short template :
To whom it may concern, I tried visiting your Website today to use your service as it looked like what I need. Unfortunately the verification method you use requires a mobile phone verified by Google. This is not something I have nor do I want to due to privacy concern. Google being a large and powerful advertising company I do not trust them with my data. Do you have an alternative way for me to confirm that I am indeed not a bot that puts your service at risk?
Feel free to use this verbatim or adapt it and share back.
One of the nice things about the Internet is that it has a way of routing around “damage.” It’s the end users who give it value and if they decide that a website doesn’t offer any or is attempting to invade our privacy, then we just don’t connect to it.
If you do move on, please take a minute to contact the Website or service and tell them why. If “we” just collectively walk out they might not understand why.
In order to make this easier I wrote a short template :
To whom it may concern, I tried visiting your Website today to use your service as it looked like what I need. Unfortunately the verification method you use requires a mobile phone verified by Google. This is not something I have nor do I want to due to privacy concern. Google being a large and powerful advertising company I do not trust them with my data. Do you have an alternative way for me to confirm that I am indeed not a bot that puts your service at risk?
Feel free to use this verbatim or adapt it and share back.
One of the nice things about the Internet is that it has a way of routing around “damage.” It’s the end users who give it value and if they decide that a website doesn’t offer any or is attempting to invade our privacy, then we just don’t connect to it.
Indeed but I still recommend to be explicit when you re-route around.