Twilio’s toll fraud problem

Re:Twilio’s toll fraud problem by ceejayoz on Thursday January 05, 2023 @06:49PM (#34268743)

I’m particularly afraid of it on Amazon, where a $20 dispute could nix my 800+ book Kindle library.

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Re:Twilio’s toll fraud problem by DuskStar on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:14PM (#34269639)

I would strongly recommend cracking the DRM on those when you have the chance.

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Re:Twilio’s toll fraud problem by HyperSane on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:09PM (#34270852)

Dude just get DRM free copies of them. Don't live in fear.

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Re:Twilio’s toll fraud problem by alwayslikethis on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:21PM (#34270916)

Shouldn't have "bought" them in the first place. Buy physical books, or DRM-free books on sites like gumroad, or just pirate. Don't give in to the rent seeking business of pretending to sell you what you can't own. If you like your Kindle device, you can use KOReader to read epubs and reduce dependence on Amazon. If I sue the bookstore, they can't just take all the books away, but if you dispute a charge with Amazon, they'll do it because the ToS says they can. At the very least, try downloading and de-DRMing all the books you received from them: https://github.com/noDRM/DeDRM_tools

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Re:Twilio’s toll fraud problem by ceejayoz on Friday January 06, 2023 @09:36AM (#34275007)

> Buy physical books

No.

> DRM-free books on sites like gumroad

I like specific authors.

> or just pirate

I like specific authors and want them to get paid.

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Re:Twilio’s toll fraud problem by inetknght on Friday January 06, 2023 @12:51PM (#34278240)

> I like specific authors and want them to get paid.

Rent the book on Amazon as you already are. But then download a DRM-free copy from somewhere, uhhh, free.

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