Canadian Mother Faces Same In-App Purchasing Nightmare That Led to Class Action Suit in US
While Apple is in the process of paying back families whose children racked up thousands of dollars in phone bills through in-app purchasing as part of a settlement in a US class action suit, some consumers abroad are just beginning to discover the issue.
Canadian mother Paula Marner told CBC News the story of how her twin seven-year-old boys generated a $3,000 bill after downloading Clash of Clans what she thought was a free game. The game is free to download, but as one of the top grossing games in iTunes, it makes its money on in-app purchases, a feature that Marner claims she was unaware of.
CBC has the story:
She says the boys were putting in the password and being prompted to make purchases that ranged from 99 cents to $99.
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