You can share your Amazon Prime account and benefits with your family even if you're not in the same household. Here is how to do it.

Starting Oct. 1, Amazon Prime customers wanting to share shipping benefits and added digital perks can do so using the Amazon Family program.

The FTC said $1.5 billion will go into a fund to repay eligible subscribers, with the remaining $1 billion as a civil penalty. The settlement requires Amazon to add a "clear and conspicuous" option to decline Prime during checkout and to simplify the cancellation process.

The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Amazon in its yearslong lawsuit against the company for "dark patterns" in Prime sign up and cancellation.