Apple To Refund $32.5m For In-App Purchases - 15th Jan 2014 9:13pm
Apple To Refund $32.5m For In-App Purchases.
Parents who unwittingly allowed their children to rack up huge bills while playing on mobile apps are to be offered full refunds.
Apple will hand back more than $32.5m (£19.9m) to tens of thousands of Americans who complained their children made in-app purchases without them knowing.
The add-ons for virtual items, extra features and additional levels typically cost between $1 (61p) and $99 (£61).
One woman said her daughter spent $2,600 (£1,591) on a virtual hotel for cartoon dogs and cats, while others spent $500 (£306) keeping their "pet" dragons happy.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which brought the complaint against Apple, said the company failed to tell parents they were approving in-app purchases simply by entering their password.
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Parents who unwittingly allowed their children to rack up huge bills while playing on mobile apps are to be offered full refunds.
Apple will hand back more than $32.5m (£19.9m) to tens of thousands of Americans who complained their children made in-app purchases without them knowing.
The add-ons for virtual items, extra features and additional levels typically cost between $1 (61p) and $99 (£61).
One woman said her daughter spent $2,600 (£1,591) on a virtual hotel for cartoon dogs and cats, while others spent $500 (£306) keeping their "pet" dragons happy.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which brought the complaint against Apple, said the company failed to tell parents they were approving in-app purchases simply by entering their password.
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