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Which is correct, opt out of or opt out from and why?

Eg. This customer has opted out of this programme OR This customer has opted out from this programme

Both prepositions are used in Wikipedia:

  • Google suggested the creation of a unified approach for opting-out from taking part in Wi-Fi-based positioning systems.

  • People are able to opt out of receiving any offers from U.S. national credit bureaus.

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    Welcome! Please edit to show what you've found already, why you think that one might be more "correct" than the other, and what shade of meaning you want. This is not really different from "they moved out of/from the neighborhood" or "he drove out of/from the city"
    – Andy Bonner
    Commented May 9, 2022 at 20:37
  • FYI--"of" is much more common than "from": books.google.com/ngrams/…
    – jimm101
    Commented May 11, 2022 at 16:57
  • Note that 'opting out' should not be hyphenated.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Sep 20, 2023 at 14:15
  • Also note that "opt out" can be a noun phrase ("There is an opt-out for these employees from the requirement to have health coverage") as well as a verb, and it's quite possible they might take different prepositions.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Sep 20, 2023 at 16:40

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