You could make life easier for millions of people by defaulting to a 100% Opt-Out Policy!!!!
I loathe being bombarded by advertising of ANY kind on a virtually 24-hr basis!! I especially hate getting that side-panel ad with EVERY GD email -- they are distracting and I don't a F%^K what shysters want to sell. We get bombarded by ads of every kind in our daily lives, and there was a day when you could relax at the computer and enjoy yourself! Now, I have to run all kinds of ad blockers and anti-tracker utilities, just to keep this **** at a "just tolerable" level!!
Users should be able to sue companies for invasion of their privacy on the internet and telephone (yeah, marketers are just as bad). Just have a link available when I first log on that I would be able to set NO, I don't want ANY of that **** I haven't asked for in my email or on your web site!! If enough people emailed the FCC, perhaps they would do something beneficial for us...squeaky door...