nixCraft 🐧I've developed a special hatred for people or businesses that push important updates via email or social media but host the actual document such as a PDF on LinkedIn. WTF? What is the logic here? Just use an S3 bucket/FTP server, or your own web server. Why must everyone suffer through logging into that monstrosity?
Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷@nixCraft Because they want tracking and make their engagement numbers go up.
Anthropy@nixCraft I reply to those that I'm unable to read or comply with that as I don't have [platform] and will not sign up for it either. In Europe you actually have some rights regarding this because of GDPR.
I've had the same issue with my HOA wanting me to get on WhatsApp for vital updates (lmao), so I replied that this entire thing is illegal under GDPR laws, and now they're awkwardly using a wordpress site where you have to log in, but do give a summary in the email which is good enough 😅
Phil B at Green Pike Ltd@nixCraft ...or (particularly looking at public services...) they _only_ post announcements and updates on (anti)social media, not even their own web page. At all.
Lord HeeHaw II@nixCraft Thank you. My thoughts exactly. People who do that regularly end up blocked by me. I'm sure they lose no sleep over that, but it does me good. I can do without it
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WG@nixCraft This PDF should have been a simple text copy/paste into the email. No need for PDFs unless there are diagrams involved (like showing where parking is being blocked off during a site repair). And it should always be hosted on the business's website, never a third-party site like Facebook, Discord, or LinkedIn (which is for online resumes and job hunting).