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Amazon execs may be personally liable for tricking users into Prime sign-ups (arstechnica.com)
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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm so confused how these devices ended up subscribing you to these services without further validation.

I use mainly Google products and I don't think I can even subscribe to audible if I tried, by voice alone.

Were these Amazon devices or something? I'm really confused.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, Kindle Fire TV and Ecobee thermostat (with Alexa).

And for the record, I hate Alexa, or at least the version in my thermostat. Alexa makes Google nests look like a Nobel laureate.

These were also reactivations, so they already had all our account info, and entirely inside Amazons walled garden.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Well, that at least mostly explains it.

But giving the ability for Alexa to activate paid services is kind of crazy to me.