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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 5:27 pm
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Originally Posted by JimVan
However, I'll offer some words of caution about completing surveys on this website. I just sent this email message to E-Miles customer service:

"Dear e-miles staff:

I write with a question about completing surveys on your website.

When I visited the page <http://www.e-miles.com/pro.do?ft=EMIPPF74QV4NM53 >, I clicked on the link to a survey that required 10 minutes of my time located at <https://surveys.ipsosinteractive.com/surveys/25b6acb2-de68-11e2-a28f-0800200c9a66>. After completing the qualifying questions, I received a screen message that included in part,

"Please fill out the following survey, which should take up to 40 minutes to complete.”

I refuse to participate in deceptive, bait and switch tactics such as this. As the former chair of a research university Institutional Review Board, this is an unethical practice and I plan to report it to the professional associations for commercial survey research.

Will these deceptive practices be stopped, or should I cancel my account?

I look forward to your reply. "
This is even the worst. What is the most deceptive is surveys that requires you to register/join some sites, or download a software in order to participate - and NONE of such info was given prior to the start of the survey qualifiers.
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