{"id":663,"date":"2013-03-13T08:45:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T16:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetsafety.trendmicro.com\/?p=663"},"modified":"2013-03-13T08:46:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T16:46:13","slug":"bad-apple-whos-to-blame-for-kids-in-game-shopping-sprees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/blog\/bad-apple-whos-to-blame-for-kids-in-game-shopping-sprees\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Apple? Who’s To Blame For Kids’ In-Game Shopping Sprees?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lynette Owens<\/p>\n

The following\u00a0is an excerpt from a\u00a0guest post that originally\u00a0appeared in\u00a0 Forbes on March 11. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

This is a story about Apple and a group of angry parents whose kids did something they shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n

It involves allegedly deceptive marketing practices, app-loving minors, parents who can afford to let their kids have or use Apple devices, and a class-action lawsuit<\/a> against one of the most cash rich companies in the world.<\/p>\n

But the story within this story is one that underscores the challenge we face in helping our kids be safe and responsible tech enthusiasts: Whose job is it?<\/p>\n

The Root of the Problem<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In April 2011, five parents took issue with Apple because they believed the company tricked their kids into racking up hundreds of dollars in credit-card charges playing supposedly free games.\u00a0 Once they were hooked, kids could easily continue the fun by buying items or more time with the tap of a screen.<\/p>\n

Apple says that while games are often free to download, there will be options to use real money while playing it.\u00a0 There are two features in iOS to stop this: a restriction that turns off in-app purchasing and a password required for any charge on the iTunes account for that device. (The second of these features was added right around the time the lawsuit was filed.)<\/p>\n

However, we may never see these arguments play out in court. In the end, Apple chose not to fight the battle and agreed to a $100 million settlement.\u00a0 Even to the technology novice, it is clear there\u2019s plenty of blame to go around.<\/p>\n

Read the full story on\u00a0Forbes\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a story about Apple and a group of angry parents whose kids did something they shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n

It involves allegedly deceptive marketing practices, app-loving minors, parents who can afford to let their kids have or use Apple devices, and a class-action lawsuit against one of the most cash rich companies in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[83,84,13,8,47,6,5,11,48,66,10,57],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-parents","category-for-teachers","tag-apple","tag-apps","tag-cell-phones","tag-digital-citizenship","tag-digital-literacy","tag-education","tag-internet-safety","tag-kids","tag-media-literacy","tag-mobile","tag-online-safety","tag-parents","wpautop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t