Google Hit
With Lawsuit Over Children's In-App Purchases
Google may be following in Apple's footsteps down the path to legal trouble due to
In-App Purchases made by children.
Representatives from four law firms — two in California and two in Pennsylvania — hit
Google With a
class action suit on behalf of parents in the U.S. who paid for their
Children's unauthorized
In-App Purchases on Google's Android mobile operating system. The suit comes less than two months after
Apple, for the same reasons
Google is being sued,
paid $32.5 million in a settlement
With the Federal Trade Commission.
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The issue has to do
With passwords. A user is required to enter his or her password to purchase an Android app or
In-App currency that's often associated
With gaming apps. After initially entering the password, however, users can make subsequent
Purchases without re-entering one for 30 minutes, according to the law firms representing the class of plaintiffs.
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Google Hit With Lawsuit Over Children's In-App Purchases