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05-31-2017, 12:00 AM
You can **w apply for a refund from your kids' unauthorized Amazon in-app purchases
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If you've been the victim of a tap-happy child who goes on a Candy Crush spending spree while you tried to just taste the sweet, sweet relief of a 10 minute nap, there's more relief in sight.*
SEE ALSO: Your internet data is absolutely a national security issue (http://mashable.com/2017/04/03/your-data-is-a-national-security-issue/)
The FTC an**unced (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/05/refunds-**w-available-amazon-unauthorized-app-purchases) on Tuesday that Amazon will begin considering and offering refunds for unauthorized in-app purchases made by kids between **vember 2011 and May 2016 on Amazon devices (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2014/07/app-unapproved-ftc-says-amazon-charged-parents-accounts).*
Refunds **w available from Amazon for unauthorized in-app purchases: https://t.co/07uW1WQzY5 pic.twitter.com/Kq1xSAXyUk (https://t.co/Kq1xSAXyUk)
— FTC (@FTC) May 30, 2017 (https://twitter.com/FTC/status/869593154328113153)
In 2014, the FTC alleged that Amazon allowed kids to make unauthorized purchases on smartphones and tablets, pointing out the lack of password protection to make these purchases.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/30/amazon-in-app-refunds/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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If you've been the victim of a tap-happy child who goes on a Candy Crush spending spree while you tried to just taste the sweet, sweet relief of a 10 minute nap, there's more relief in sight.*
SEE ALSO: Your internet data is absolutely a national security issue (http://mashable.com/2017/04/03/your-data-is-a-national-security-issue/)
The FTC an**unced (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/05/refunds-**w-available-amazon-unauthorized-app-purchases) on Tuesday that Amazon will begin considering and offering refunds for unauthorized in-app purchases made by kids between **vember 2011 and May 2016 on Amazon devices (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2014/07/app-unapproved-ftc-says-amazon-charged-parents-accounts).*
Refunds **w available from Amazon for unauthorized in-app purchases: https://t.co/07uW1WQzY5 pic.twitter.com/Kq1xSAXyUk (https://t.co/Kq1xSAXyUk)
— FTC (@FTC) May 30, 2017 (https://twitter.com/FTC/status/869593154328113153)
In 2014, the FTC alleged that Amazon allowed kids to make unauthorized purchases on smartphones and tablets, pointing out the lack of password protection to make these purchases.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/30/amazon-in-app-refunds/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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