Bill would ban automatic magazine renewals

[hrmjustin]

AP

ALBANY — Legislation before state lawmakers in New York would prohibit magazine publishers from automatically renewing a customer’s subscription without their consent.

The bill is an attempt to protect consumers by outlawing the practice by some publishers of requiring a reader to notify them if they do not want their subscription renewed.

http://www.oneidadispatch.com/general-news/20140507/bill-would-ban-automatic-magazine-renewals

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Nice! I wish politicians would think about doing that for

things like software auto-renewals as well.

I wound up having to pay a missed payment fee on a credit card I never use because McAfee auto-renewed on me without me realizing it, using a card they'd kept on file, that I almost never use, and only go to the site to pay when I know I've charged something on it.

[hrmjustin]

2. Yes I think this should be expanded.