Judge Ronald Whyte of US district court in San Jose refused to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Ilana Imber-Gluck, who claims that her kid ran up a hefty bill of $65.95, with her consent, in in-app purchases.
Tag: in-app purchases
Google agrees to stop calling IAP-laden games as ‘free’
Google: We’ve been working closely with the European Commission and consumer protection agencies for the last few months to make improvements to Google Play that will be good for our users and provide better protections for children.
EU: Apple might face legal action on failing to address in-app purchases issue
EU likely wants Apple to follow the footsteps of Google in addressing the in-app purchases issue and show some commitment to implement time-framed measures in future.
Young Chinese couple sells 2 newborns to buy in-game items
The couple finds their kids as a fund for their game addiction and end up with child traffickers!
Amazon ready for a legal battle with FTC over in-app purchases
Amazon: Pursing litigation is ‘an unfortunate misallocation of the Commission’s resources!’
Beats Music iOS app gets in-app subscription option
Beats Music has released an updated version of its iOS app and with it added in-app subscription option allowing users to subscribe to the music service right through the iTunes ecosystem. Beats…
Google Play Store update aims to curb accidental in-app purchases
Google has rolled out an update to Google Play store adding an option of password-protection for each of the purchases made within the store in a bid to curb accidental in-app purchases….
New Yorker files lawsuit against Google over unauthorised in-app purchases
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Google accusing the search giant of charging “unauthorised charges for in-app game currency without parents’ knowledge”. A New York mother, Llana Imber-Gluck, on behalf…
European Commission likely to tackle in-app purchases issue strictly
The European Commission may call upon tech giants including Apple and Google to discuss and tackle in-app purchases issue. After receiving complaints from all over the EU including consumer groups in the…
In-app purchases in free-to-play games on European Commission’s radar
European Commission is going to meet with consumer protection authorities in the UK, Belgium, France, Italy and members of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network responsible for enforcing consumer rights across the…
OFT gives developers two months to get their in-app purchase tactics in order
Office of Fair Trading (OFT), UK issued a warning yesterday that mobile game and app development companies and developers have two months to get their in-app purchase tactics in order. The OFT…
Apple to pay at least $32.5 million in FTC settlement
Apple on Wednesday announced that it is ready to pay at least $32.5 million in refunds to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint involving in-app purchases. The Federal government has asked…
Zynga testing Bitcoin in-app payments
Zynga is also joining the Bitcoin bandwagon and has announced that it is testing Bitcoin based in-app payments for a few of its titles. Zynga has partnered with Bitcoin payment processor BitPay…
UK watchdog warns games industry over aggressive in-app purchase strategies
The Office of Fair Trading, UK has warned the games industry over the aggressive in-app strategies employed by developers. OFT concluded after a five month investigation of about 38 games that many…