Amazon held to account for billing parents for in-app purchases made by their kids

A federal judge has ruled that Amazon is liable for sending out bills to parents of children who made in-app purchases without permission. Amounting to millions of dollars, the bills have now been deemed unauthorized, and Amazon faces having to pay back a large percentage of the money. The case has echoes of similar legal action brought against Google and Apple for purchase made by children in the App Store and Google Play. Amazon, Apple and Google have all implemented system to prevent unauthorized purchases since being investigated by the FTC back in 2014. The FTC is seeking full refunds… [Continue Reading]