By: Latanya Sweeney, Chief Technologist | Mar 6, 2014 9:58AM
Children can perform amazing feats using iPhones and iPads, but an Apple business practice may unfairly bill parents. In January, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Apple Inc, in which the company agreed to provide full refunds to consumers, paying a minimum of $32.5 million, to settle a FTC complaint that the company billed consumers for millions of dollars of charges incurred by children in mobile apps without consent [1]. The Complaint [2] and statements from FTC Commissioners [3,4,5] alone provide FTC's position on the case.
