posted by on Apr 25
Kids and Apple are together taking advantage of parents’ credit cards after a loophole was discovered. The loophole allows further purchases on a credit card after a game is purchased, allowing kids to rack up charges on their parents credit cards. The Apple class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of parents whose credit cards saw mystery charges to Apple, for amount up to $200, in one case.
The window of opportunity, which is the main bone of contention in the Apple class action lawsuit, lasts about fifteen minutes and the in-app purchases include things like more super powers for a game character, or to unlock bigger, stronger weapons. The purchases fall under something called Game Currency. It’s basically a purchase of virtual goods, whether it be Smurfberries, Fish Bucks, or weapons in the Zombie Cafe game.
After downloading a free Apple game, virtual goods are available to purchase while playing the game. And during the first fifteen minutes of the game, there is no password required in order to charge these virtual goods to Mom’s or Dad’s credit card. The Apple class action lawsuit wants that changed and indeed, Apple in app purchases now require that password.