Resident Pulser@infosec.pubB to Pulse of Truth@infosec.pubEnglish · 3 months agoWhite House Proposes Making Cancelling Subscriptions Easiergizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 months agoThat’s actually the plan. If it takes one click to subscribe it needs to be no more than one click to unsubscribe.
minus-squarelobut@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoAmazon Prime Video Canada let me instantly (aka accidentally) subscribe to one of their extra channels. I had to go through a chat to cancel it.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThe problem is enforcement. Sure, one click…that’s on a hidden div, that can only be accessed if your mouse does a very particular movement, one that mimics what you did during sign up.
minus-squarecount_dongulus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·3 months agoNah lawyers will be all over that, free money.
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIf we would have more people like her: https://youtu.be/VT5TqDWFIis fighting for consumers stuff like that wouldn’t be an issue.
minus-squareladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months ago At the minimum they should be required to provide the same exact means to cancel as they provide a means to subscribe. That’s how it is in EU. Per law cancellation has to be as easy as getting the contract, and by the same means.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoA phone number would be down right convenient. The ones that make you cancel by mail are the devil.
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That’s actually the plan. If it takes one click to subscribe it needs to be no more than one click to unsubscribe.
Amazon Prime Video Canada let me instantly (aka accidentally) subscribe to one of their extra channels. I had to go through a chat to cancel it.
The problem is enforcement.
Sure, one click…that’s on a hidden div, that can only be accessed if your mouse does a very particular movement, one that mimics what you did during sign up.
Nah lawyers will be all over that, free money.
If we would have more people like her: https://youtu.be/VT5TqDWFIis fighting for consumers stuff like that wouldn’t be an issue.
That’s how it is in EU. Per law cancellation has to be as easy as getting the contract, and by the same means.
A phone number would be down right convenient. The ones that make you cancel by mail are the devil.