The FTC has filed a lawsuit
alleging that "Amazon.com, Inc. has billed parents and other account
holders for millions of dollars in unauthorized in-app charges incurred
by children." FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said,
"Amazon's in-app system allowed children to incur unlimited charges on
their parents' accounts without permission. Even Amazon's own employees
recognized the serious problem its process created." The FTC recently settled similar charges with Apple.
In that case, the FTC charged Apple with "billing consumers for
millions of dollars of charges incurred by children in kids' mobile apps
without their parents' consent." Under the terms of the settlement,
Apple must provide a refund for affected consumers and must change its
billing practices to ensure that it has obtained express, informed
consent from consumers before charging them for items sold in mobile
apps. Previously, EPIC filed a complaint with the FTC over Amazon's collection of children's data. EPIC explained that Amazon was violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
by allowing children to post content, including personally identifiable
information, without their parents' permission. EPIC currently has
several complaints pending with the FTC. For more information, see EPIC: FTC.
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