The Office of Congressman Bill Pascrell was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over a misleading email. According to the report, the email contained a picture inviting the recipient to click on it to vote either yes or no, but clicking the image did not register a vote — instead it subscribed the recipient to the email list.
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Office of Congressman Bill Pascrell: Email click leads to unwanted subscription
“Received an email from Congressman Bill Pascrell with a picture that invited you to click on it to vote either yes or no. But when you click on the image it doesn’t register a vote; instead it subscribes you to their email list .”
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