Apple to pay millions in refunds for improper billing of children

(January 17, 2014) -- Apple Inc. has agreed to settle an FTC complaint by paying at least $32.5 million to reimburse consumers who did not give consent to charges that their children incurred while using mobile apps. The company, in the settlement announced on January 15, also agreed to change its practices to ensure that it obtains consumers’ informed consent before billing them for items sold in mobile apps....

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