mcc
NordVPN just popped up an honest to fucking goodness advertisement in my Windows 10 notifications so this is me using my social reach to say I really dislike NordVPN, they've been a big constant hassle from day one and I'm canceling my subscription the MOMENT circumstances no longer require me to use this specific provider
Aug 5, 2024 at 11:02pmWeb
Show threadmccAug 5, 2024
Notifications in desktop OSes were a mistake
Show threadmccAug 5, 2024
(This is not the first time I've made this post, I also made the same post the last time they showed me this notification. I guess I'll just keep making it every time they show me the ad) https://mastodon.social/@mcc/111568722141709205
Show threadOwen NelsonAug 5, 2024
@mcc I love that NordVPN has your business simply because they offer static ips and that's all a competitor probably needs to offer for them to lose it.
Show threadimpossible ortolanAug 6, 2024
@mcc i hate that nowadays, even paid software is still nagware because some smartass decided that if you paid once, you'll probably pay twice. complete contempt for their customers.
Show threadimpossible ortolanAug 6, 2024
@mcc i did not pay for avast mobile security so they could advertise their vpn to me every time i opened a porn website
Show threadHP van BraamAug 5, 2024
@mcc I'm not thrilled about them on phones either. 😄
Show threadocdtrekkieAug 5, 2024
@mcc Care to join my campaign against the browser Notifications API, which is primarily used by shady websites to spam oblivious Chrome users with popup ads?
Show threadmccAug 5, 2024
@ocdtrekkie this is the first thing i disable on each new browser setup
Show threadSeirdyAug 5, 2024
@ocdtrekkie @mcc Safari’s approach to requiring users to install the website as a webapp to make notifs work is actually good. Better than just a permission prompt imo
Show threadocdtrekkieAug 5, 2024
@Seirdy @mcc 💯 Yep, the concept of "installing" it makes it much more plausible for a web app to be able to use expanded permissions. I way prefer that over Chrome's "any random website should be able to ask to flash the firmware of devices attached to your PC" approach.
Show threadHenriAug 5, 2024
@mcc Today I got annoyed by “download finished” notifications from FileZilla and I had similar thoughts
Show threadJoel Wirāmu, PaulingAug 6, 2024
@mcc
But putting them into your pocket is fine?
@oblomov
Show threadrecursive 🏳️‍🌈Aug 6, 2024
@mcc its weird to have a work tool distract me like a phone
Show threadVeeAug 5, 2024
@mcc omg really? I've had them for a long time...and I thought they were pretty good... what do you dislike about them?
Show threadMichael WymanAug 5, 2024
@mcc I have a one-strike permaban policy on advertisements-as-notifications, anywhere I can block notifications by app. Violating that user trust doesn’t deserve a second chance. I’m sorely disappointed by some of the companies I’ve needed to apply that too.
Show threadAlex P. 👹Aug 5, 2024
@mcc
they work with companies that do all kinds of annoying sneaky bundling, my wife ended up getting charged twice because some "special offer" on another thing she bought set up a second account for her
Show threadBee O'Problem Aug 5, 2024

@mcc my favorite annoying VPN notification is one from OpenVPN.

The notification looks like an error but actually means OpenVPN wants a new 2nd factor authentication. Not sure why they couldn't just have it *say* that but whatever.

Show threadMegatronicThronBanksAug 5, 2024
@mcc I'm reliably informed ProtonVPN is pretty good. I'm going to give them a try.
Show threadWilliAug 5, 2024
@mcc seeing all the people looking for static IPs, why dont they boot a hetzner cloud VM for 4,5 EUR (or less if you dont need ipv4), they even have readymade images for wireguard? i am confused here. (edit , posted as unlisted now.)
Show threadmccAug 5, 2024

@b90g Because that's not my job

Also, I don't even specifically remember a permanent static IP being specifically guaranteed by my VPS provider

Show threadyin yang yoinkAug 6, 2024
@mcc wait why do you need them specifically? they're not the best in any way
Show threadJima Aug 6, 2024

@mcc I had a brief moment of "wait, who posted that last toot I just saw about NordVPN?" because if the pop-up had been in response to this toot, it'd be even worse:

https://mastodon.social/@controlc/112911820927788231

Show threadmccAug 6, 2024
@jima ha ha no they've actually shown me this same damn ad before
Show threadJima Aug 6, 2024
@mcc Yeah, I got to that quote-toot a moment thereafter. How obnoxious! 😤
Show threadMax NordlundAug 6, 2024
@mcc the alt text just says "NordVPN - show more". Could you edit it to include the rest of the text, pretty please?
Show threadmccAug 6, 2024
@nevonnen All right. In this one case I had actually intentionally left out part since it really is an ad.