Millions of dollars were apparently billed by children’s accidental in-App purchases according to a complaint by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. This is not good timing for Amazon with their brand new “purchase oriented” Smartphone hitting the market in a little over 10-days.
The complaint alleges that “random charges” are appearing on credit card bills of parents that claim their children have been tricked to pay for virtual in-game items without their parent’s knowledge or approval. For example a game called “Tap Zoo” requires children to pay for animals and other game pieces in “stars” or “coins” some of which are paid for by in-game currency and some by real credit cards. The complaint goes on to say that Amazon did not have proper notifications in place to authorize these charges. The FTC reached a deal with Apple this past January to settle similar complaints.
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