Apple, FTC, Parents Settle In-App Purchase Debacle

Apple, FTC, Parents Settle In-App Purchase Debacle (CNBC)

Apple reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to provide a minimum of $32.5 million in full consumer refunds for in-app purchases which the FTC and consumers claim were not authorized. There was a loophole in Apple’s billing process, where purchases made within an iPhone or iPad app were made without requiring further authorization for about fifteen minutes after an authorized in-app purchase transaction was conducted. Unscrupulous children used the window to run up bills from a few bucks to thousands of dollars.

Adrienne Minor

Adrienne Minor is an editorial assistant for Eagle Financial Publications. She writes, edits and posts articles for the website, as well as edits and assists in the online distribution of Eagle’s investment newsletters, trading alerts, e-letters and other reports. Adrienne's special investing interests are in mobile technology and consumer spending.

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