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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Are iOS (iPad, iPhone,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (privacy@vortex.com)
Sun Feb 13 19:06:48 2011
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:44:49 -0800
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From: Katz Global Support <info@katzglobal.com>
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PF> On 02/13 12:19, Katz Global Support wrote:
>> Hello privacy,
>>
>> Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 9:52:26 AM, you wrote:
>>
>> pvc> Are iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod) in-app purchases preying on children?
>>
>> my 6yo just racked up $480 in in app fees over the weekend.
>> Apple agreed to a one time refund.
>>
>> I dont know what you think of all this, but one thing is
>> certain. It should not cost $99 + tax for a wheelbarrow full of
>> virtual gems. That is asinine. If the gems had been $1 and she had
>> racked up charges of $5 I probably would not have complained and
>> they would get to keep the $5. Sure I would turn off the in app
>> purchases, but still, at one dollar each, they would certainly be
>> making a killing on this concept. At $100 each they are in for a
>> world of trouble.
>>
>> So I see this as a pricing issue more than I do a childrens issue.
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Gordon Hayes
>>
>> Katz Global
>>
>> mailto:info@katzglobal.com
>>
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