Google Gets Fined $19 Million (€14.6 Million) for “Family Fraud”

Google Gets Fined $19 Million (€14.6 Million) for “Family Fraud”

Google follows in the footsteps of Amazon and Apple

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • May 21st, 2014
Apple Has 20 Days to Prove It Is Not Extorting Customers with Freemium Apps

Apple Has 20 Days to Prove It Is Not Extorting Customers with Freemium Apps

In the same boat are Google, Amazon, and French game developer Gameloft

Apple Could Be Slapped on the Wrist Over Freemium Apps Yet Again [WSJ]

Apple Could Be Slapped on the Wrist Over Freemium Apps Yet Again [WSJ]

Regulators are investigating Apple’s practices regarding in-app purchases

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 25th, 2014
Apple Says You Can Ask for a Refund If Your Kid Made Unauthorized Transactions

Apple Says You Can Ask for a Refund If Your Kid Made Unauthorized Transactions

Customers receive letter with instructions to apply for the refund

Apple Publishes Parent’s Guide to iTunes

Apple Publishes Parent’s Guide to iTunes

Pressed by the EU and ITC, Apple becomes more transparent on in-app purchases

Apple Will Refund Every Penny That Your Kid Has Spent on In-App Purchases

Apple Will Refund Every Penny That Your Kid Has Spent on In-App Purchases

Cupertino to refund parents who didn’t authorize purchases

In-App Purchases Have Become an Issue for Apple, and the Rest of the World

In-App Purchases Have Become an Issue for Apple, and the Rest of the World

Apple now tutors customers on in-app optional transactions

Apple Mistakenly Publishes Internal App

Apple Mistakenly Publishes Internal App

GameStore is a developer-centric app to test in-app purchasing