Emails reveal Amazon has pushed back on FTC demands for data on all Prime users.
  • MystikIncarnateEnglish
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    7 months ago

    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.zipEnglish
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      7 months ago

      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.

      • MystikIncarnateEnglish
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        7 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.