Elderly woman signed up for recurring subscription after asking voice assistant to say the Hail Mary

Improbus May 31, 2022, 1:51pm 6

I had a similar problem when Amazon signed me up for Paramount+. TWICE, WHEN I DIDN’T EVEN ASK FOR IT!!

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