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12 comments on “All Active Freebies Still Available to Request!”

1. Thanks so much for the free stuff if I really get it it’s very nice stuff

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2. When you sign up for Sampler, this is what you consent to:
   “Sampler collects certain personal information … includes your email address, password, name, gender, date of birth, IP address, mobile phone number, and your responses to any pre-sampling questionnaires”

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   • That’s all standard with freebies! The personal info is how they see which freebies you qualify for.

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     • It’s not “ALL standard” with freebies. I get them all the time, and read the “fine print” (almost no one does). It’s rare for a company to collect many of these.
       **Collecting my email address and password gives them all they need to hack into my accounts (even bank accounts, if I use the same email/password combination).**
       They even warn you that your information may not be protected:
       “Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your jurisdiction [and “to other countries”], where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction”

       At least they’re honest about what they’re doing.
       For me, PERSONALLY, no freebie is worth it. I consent only to what is OK FOR ME to share with the world. YMMV 🙂

       PS the email address I’m using here in a public forum is completely valid, but I have another one I use for sensitive accounts (ANYTHING involving money, credit cards, etc).

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       • I’ve been doing this since 2005 – it’s all standard 🙂

         I can understand the source of your confusion though! They’re not collecting ALL your passwords! Hence why they use the single tense “password.”

         Any site where you use a password “captures” that password, encrypts it so humans can’t read it (usually by salting or hashing it), then stores it in their database. When you return later and enter your password to login, the site has to have your encrypted password already saved (aka collected) somewhere. Otherwise, they won’t be able to tell if you’re actually using the right password or just making something up.

         So, in essence, every site where you enter a password also “collects your password” for that site. Facebook has your Facebook password collected, Google has your Google password collected, etc.

         All the other captured info listed is info you give Sampler – name, gender, address, etc. Even the legalese about storing your data on servers outside the US is copy & paste level of standard. When Walmart was giving away freebies every day over a decade ago, they had the exact same language.

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3. Long time reader, first time commenter. You’re the best, Goob. Your posts brighten my day, especially the ones where your personality shines through. This post cracked me up. You’re a good blogger and a good dude. Thank you,and keep it up, all of it 🙂

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   • Hey RaeRo, thank you so much for the sweet comment! I’m not joking when I say it put me in a fantastic mood. It’s messages like yours that keep me going when it feels like nobody is ever interested in freebies anymore.

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4. what about your autograph goob?

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5. love this site thanks for all you do for us

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6. I love love love Hey It’s Free!! Just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

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   • Wow, thank you for saying that. Really makes me happy 🙂

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7. It is always surprising to me when people get upset about having difficulty getting something free that somebody else found for them. Goob has the best track record in the freebie game for checking things out and keeping us safe.

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