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Apple to sell 32.5 million return applications to children without parental consent

With the amount of 32.5 million, Apple will end the old dispute applications purchased by minors without parental consent. (EP)

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return at least $ 32.5 million to end an old dispute over claims that the company charged to U.S. consumers by mobile applications that had been purchased by children without the consent parents.

Under terms of the deal, announced Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC, for its acronym in English) , Apple must also change their billing practices to ensure that they got the consumer consent before charging for items sold in mobile applications.

You can not charge consumers for purchases not authorized “So are transactions in mobile segment or in the mall, the fundamental consumer protections apply, “said the chairman of the FTC, Edith Ramirez. “You can not charge consumers for purchases you did not authorize,” he added.

In an internal memo to employees of the company, the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, said he decided reach agreement rather than risk a long legal battle, as FTC’s proposals were in line with the changes that the company had in mind.

Ramirez said the commission received “tens of thousands of complaints” from consumers for unauthorized purchases applications like Dragon Story and Tiny Zoo Friends .

FTC complaint accusing Apple not inform users of accounts to enter your password on the App Store the company a 15-minute window opens in which children can unlimited shopping without further intervention from the owner of the account.

When parents enter the password, do not know all the expenses they may incur “To be clear, this is not Apple open a window 15 minutes to buy apps , “Ramirez said. “What we challenge is that Apple does not inform users of the existence of that window. When parents enter the password, do not know all the expenses they may incur,” he said.

Apple shares did not react to the news and were trading at midday with a rise of more than 2.5% to $ 557.98, retaining previous climbs.

“Protecting children has been a high priority for the App Store since the beginning, and Apple is proud to have set the gold standard for online shops to make App Store safe for customers of all ages” said spokesman Steve Dowling Apple.