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Amazon Allegedly Tricked Users Into Prime Subscriptions and Sabotaged Their Attempts to Cancel
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Amazon Wednesday, alleging the company “duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime,” and used so-called dark patterns to sabotage attempts to cancel those subscriptions. “Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent, not only frustrating users but also costing them significant…
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Amazon’s Palm-Scanning Tech Also Knows How Old You Are
Amazon One, the palm scanning tech that you can use to pay at Panera, has gotten an upgrade. The payment technology can now verify the age of its user, allowing customers to purchase drinks without having to pull out their IDs.
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Amazon Bans Flipper Zero, Claiming It Violates Policy Against Card Skimming Devices
Amazon has banned the incredibly versatile Flipper Zero pen-testing tool on its platform, labelling it as a prohibited card-skimming device.
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Leaked Document Shows How Amazon Ended Up Over-Listing Thousands of Jobs
After Amazon announced another round of layoffs affecting 9,000 employees earlier this week, a leaked document from inside the company revealed that listing too many job openings and subsequently over-hiring in some departments may have been a part of the problem.