The complaint said that consumers were sometimes presented with a button to complete their transactions - and the button didn't clearly state it was also enrolling them into Prime.
Ring security cameras, the inexpensive security cameras that people can hook up in their houses or on their doors, were not fully secure for years, according to the Federal Trade Commission.The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
It said those patterns were in violation of the FTC Act and another law called the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act. In a news release announcing the lawsuit, the FTC said though its complaint is significantly redacted, it contains "a number of allegations" that backs up its accusations against Amazon.
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