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Google Sued Over Children's In-App Android Purchases

Posted by samzenpus on from the won't-somebody-please-think-of-the-children? dept.

jfruh writes "Android apps sold through the Google Play app store require the user to enter their username and password before making an in-app purchase — but once they've done that, they can continue to do so for half an hour without re-authenticating. Now a lawsuit is claiming this loophole allows children to run up in-app purchases on their parents' credit cards, 'causing Google to pocket millions of dollars.'"

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  1. Re:Please.... by blackicye · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If your kids do not know the consequences of their actions, you do _NOT_ hand them any devices capable of generating credit card charges, it's not rocket science.