Adobe sued by FTC over misleading fees and preventing customers from easily cancelling subscriptions

[makar0n]

Yeah I know, totally unexpected 😂

 

Was just browsing some IT news and lo and behold, Adobe seems to be having a great month:

First, in addition to them basically having a license to use your cloud stored works in any way and profit from it, they now added machine learning usage to their license, of course without an opt out, in a classic Adobe style.

Secondly, they have now been sued by FTC in USA over misleading fees and hard to cancel subscriptions - US folks might want to watch that one, in case of any settlement.

 

 

A few links below:

 

FTC - "FTC Takes Action Against Adobe and Executives for Hiding Fees, Preventing Consumers from Easily Cancelling Software Subscriptions"

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-takes-action-against-adobe-executives-hiding-fees-preventing-consumers-easily-cancelling

 

NY Times - "U.S. Sues Adobe Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions"

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/technology/us-adobe-subscription-lawsuit.html

 

The Stack - "Adobe joins Microsoft in admitting it's now basically spyware"

https://www.thestack.technology/adobe-joins-microsoft-in-admitting-its-now-basically-spyware/

 

-Gamers Nexus - "US Sues Adobe Over Consumer Protection"

 

 

 

Louis Rossmann (on FTC lawsuit) - "Adobe gets sued by FTC for roofying customers with hidden fees; GOOD! "

 

 

 

Louis Rossmann (on machine learning and new license) - "Adobe roofies all of their customers"

 

 

 

 

Edited July 2 by makar0n