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  • @AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They did that to me. I specifically gave them a card I knew was going to expire before the trial period was over and they got the new information anyway.

    If I remember correctly, it’s a “feature” the credit card companies have so your subscriptions don’t lapse.

    • @brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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      31 year ago

      This is more based on authorization vs CC details. It’s much safer for a company than holding onto credit card numbers. Creating a subscriptions generates an authorization code which is good for the account, not just a specific card number. Revoking that authorization is a separate call to the bank rather than just having a credit card replaced.

      • @AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        That authorization shouldn’t be indefinite either though. After three years of no activity and a card expiring, OnStar was still able to make a charge to renew that trial subscription.

        And looking around the web, there are a few stories from that 2016 time frame to indicate that it was a new-ish, or at least not well known, practice at the time.

    • @money_loo@lemmy.world
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      -601 year ago

      Yeah and it’s very useful, looks like this place is just as bad with the kids as that other place.