Dash buttons ruled illegal in Amazon's second largest market

Amazon's Dash buttons are perhaps the company's most overt effort to make you forget that buying something actually means handing over your hard-earned money. Now, someone is finally calling BS.

A German court has ruled that the Dash buttons violate consumer protection laws, Reuters reports. 

Amazon debuted Dash buttons in 2015. They are small adhesive devices, emblazoned with a product logo and connected to the Amazon app, that let customers place an order for a single item just by pushing a button. For example, a button placed next to your paper towel roll would allow you to buy your favored brand of paper towels with the push of a button as soon as you're out. You can, of course, buy Dash buttons on Amazon. Read more...