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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Network Solutions/Web.com apologizes for email
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Wed Jan 22 18:10:16 2014
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:44:11 -0800
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Network Solutions/Web.com apologizes for email about credit card charges
I just got off the phone with the COO, CTO, and others from Network
Solutions/Web.com, regarding today's furor over an email suggesting an
almost $2K charge for a new domain security program unless the
addressee opted out.
They are apologetic about the email, which they say mischaracterized
the program aimed at the top 1% of their customers, and assert that
nobody would have been charged that fee without affirmatively agreeing
to enter the program -- irrespective of what the email appeared to be saying.
I also took the opportunity to discuss other aspects of their email
notifications, such as those WHOIS confirmation notices I received a few
days ago, that looked for all the world like phishing attempts.
All other aspects of today's story aside, I think it's more clear than
ever that messaging really matters.
My thanks to Network Solutions/Web.com for taking the time to discuss these
issues with me directly.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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