In App Purchases

• FTC says Amazon is liable for in-app charges

  A federal judge has ruled that Amazon is liable for in-app purchases made by children.

  Tech

  Apr 28, 2016
  
• Ontario father ‘sickened’ by nearly $9k bill on son’s Xbox game

  An Ontario man says he's "sickened" after getting charged nearly $9,000 for Xbox's in-app purchases unknowingly made by his son.

  Consumer

  Jan 12, 2016
  
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• Google to refund $19 million over kid’s in-app purchases

  Google has agreed to pay full refunds totalling at least $19 million to consumers who were charged for purchases that children made via apps without parental consent from the Google Play app store.

  Tech

  Sep 4, 2014
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• Google to stop labelling apps with in-app purchases as free

  Google will no longer label apps that include in-app purchases as “free” on the Google Play store, in an effort to prevent users from unknowingly racking up costly bills.

  Consumer

  Jul 21, 2014
• FTC sues Amazon over kids’ unauthorized in-app charges

  The FTC is suing Amazon over charges that the company has not done enough to prevent children from making unauthorized in-app purchases.

  Tech

  Jul 11, 2014
• Apple agrees to refund $32.5M for kids’ purchases

  Apple will refund $32.5 million to consumers to settle a federal case involving purchases that kids made without their parents' permission while playing on mobile apps.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 15, 2014