Litigation
Sep. 6, 2014
Google settles FTC lawsuit over virtual game purchases by children
Google Inc. reached an agreement Thursday to pay $19 million back to parents whose children sometimes bought hundreds of dollars worth of virtual items when playing online games on mobile devices.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Google Inc. reached an agreement Thursday to pay $19 million back to parents whose children sometimes bought hundreds of dollars worth of virtual items when playing online games on mobile devices.
The settlement is the second reached by the Federal Trade Commission for unauthorized in-app purchases that allegedly target children.
In January, the FTC announced Apple Inc. would pay at lea...
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