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November 8, 2018 07:30 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/akHYJ3IKyHw/google-chrome-will-soon-warn-users-about-web-pages-with-unclear-mobile-billing-services
Google Chrome Will Soon Warn Users About Web Pages With Unclear Mobile Billing Services
Google is introducing a small but important update to its Chrome browser, one designed to prevent consumers from being swindled by underhanded or unclear mobile subscription services. From a report: Some web pages invite visitors to input their mobile phone number in order to subscribe to some kind of service, such as a mobile game, but it's not always clear how much they will be charged or even if that they are being charged at all. This is enabled by a service known as carrier billing, something that allows users to bypass more laborious subscription methods by having a fee charged directly to their mobile phone bill. [...] Starting from December 2018 with the launch of Chrome 71, Google's browser on mobile and desktop, as well as in Android WebView, will display a warning if it detects that there is insufficient mobile subscription information available to the user.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/akHYJ3IKyHw/google-chrome-will-soon-warn-users-about-web-pages-with-unclear-mobile-billing-services
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