To celebrate the new millennium, German model train maker Märklin released a 1/87 scale electric locomotive with a body made out of platinum, with real rubys for the red taillights and other real materials such as windows made of real glass, wheels made of stainless steel and isolators of real ceramics. It’s considered one of the most sought after railway models.

So what, if people enjoy having those, let them.

Durex könnte hier die Werbekampagne des Jahres fahren.

No, you’re absolutely right. Hiding a message behind a login is essential linkedin style click baiting essentially.

I agree with you, but it’s easier for those companies to just do one option, rather than offer user/customer choices which would create additional effort both technical on the backend and legally.

It’s annoying, but from a data security point of view it makes sense, personal information like that is more secure behind the login on their website than in an e-mail in plain text.