I like giving these "services" a one off email address from my own catchall and then check in on it months later to see how they attempted to monetize the data. Would probably make an interesting time series info-graphic.
CoronaNotify – Get Notified When the Coronavirus Is Near
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#12Its like nip alert, but somehow worse.
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#14I like giving these "services" a one off email address from my own catchall and then check in on it months later to see how they attempted to monetize the data. Would probably make an interesting time series info-graphic.
Any past experiences you could share?
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#15The right way to get notified when SARS-CoV-2 is near you is to follow the news and official sources, and whomever put this service up should be ashamed of themselves.
Ashamed? Some people prefer push over pull. Following the news is unhealthy in its own way.
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#16Fear as a Service
Morpheus: “Wha’tt if I said — we monetized it, successfully, Neo.”
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#17This is one service where I am perfectly fine if I never receive any notification
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#18The right way to get notified when SARS-CoV-2 is near you is to follow the news and official sources, and whomever put this service up should be ashamed of themselves.
Ashamed? Some people prefer push over pull. Following the news is unhealthy in its own way.
Yes, ashamed. Prefer? This is not the time to have preferences, but regardless, there are official sources that send you notifications.
You will know when the virus is near you before the operator of this service has a chance to update their data. The service is useless and any minimal false sense of security it gives could harm people by making them a bit less likely to follow official information sources and to prepare in time.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ashamed? Some people prefer push over pull. Following the news is unhealthy in its own way.
Yes, ashamed. Prefer? This is not the time to have preferences, but regardless, there are official sources that send you notifications. You will know when the virus is near you before the operator of this service has a chance to update their data. The service is useless and any minimal false sense of security it gives could harm people by making them a bit less likely to follow official information sources and to pre…
> there are official sources that send you notifications.
Feel free to link them. Brief googling didn't turn up any for me.
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#20I like giving these "services" a one off email address from my own catchall and then check in on it months later to see how they attempted to monetize the data. Would probably make an interesting time series info-graphic.
I do that with marathon entries. The worst offender by far has been the Rock N Roll series, who sold my email (runrocksoldthisemail@example.com) to several races throughout California. I chuckle every time something occasionally comes in to that address. 9/10 would recommend.