Opt-In vs Opt-Out

Users strongly debate and criticize an opt-out default for a feature, insisting it should be opt-in to prioritize privacy, user choice, and avoid creepy defaults.

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Sample Comments

asddubs Aug 5, 2021 View on HN

there doesn't seem to be a way to opt back into it though. At the very least they should do that

ekianjo Jul 13, 2015 View on HN

Why is this opt-out and not opt-in, seriously ?

spacefight Nov 18, 2014 View on HN

Isn't suprising? It should be opt-in, not opt-out.

rapnie Mar 29, 2018 View on HN

the way you describe this (i.e. 'viewed') sounds like an opt-out feature, not an explicit opt-in..

michlim Feb 22, 2024 View on HN

It's opt-out. Users can opt out before sign up or after sign up.

aerospace_guy Jul 9, 2020 View on HN

Why not make it opt-in rather than opt-out?

meshko Oct 24, 2013 View on HN

Opt in or opt out doesn't matter (think average user understanding of what is going on here, really). Things like this just should not exist.

CaioAlonso Jun 2, 2020 View on HN

Why do I have to opt-out of this? This should be opt-in.

rpdillon Mar 16, 2024 View on HN

That's opt-out, not opt-in.

Animats Jan 19, 2026 View on HN

That's opt-out, not opt-in.