Those who fail to opt out of the scheme within a month may be landed with a big tax bill.
The British diplomat also made clear he saw "a problem" if the British government failed to opt into Europol, the EU policy agency.
Others will have it with their credit card – they might have inadvertently ticked a PPI box, or, worse, failed to opt out of a plan presented as a default.
It is not enough simply to fail to check a box or fail to opt out.
But it's also the way we should have framed the overall "mandate" to get insurance -- with premium penalties if you fail to "opt in".
We also note that it may not be appropriate to assume that all those that fail to opt out have no objection to becoming donors.
"Failing to opt-out isn't a 'clear affirmative action'.
If Boston fails to sign Crawford — or opts not to — it figures to join the chase for Werth, a powerful right-handed hitter with a strong arm and a solid glove.
What it fails to mention, however, is that users can opt out of being the target of personalized ads.
Under the new system, the letter said, department officials can scrutinize the number of students choosing to opt out and check to make sure no school has failed to distribute opt-out forms.
To speak of the decision to opt in today as a decision to decline private financing fails to recognize the reality of the situation.
