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The Federal Trade Commission has settled with a pair of app developers who have made apps they claimed could help clear up acne. Give them points for originality, but neither app actually had any scientific evidence to back up that it might be helpful. The FTC contacted and then settled with both ... Full Article »
The Federal Trade Commission is pushing for stricter privacy protections for Internet users when surfing the web, and if some of those protections go into effect online, the mobile app sphere could be next. FTC member Julie Brill suggested mobile devices should have a “do not track” feature bui ... Full Article »
The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it plans to review in-app purchases. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Tuesday told Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in a letter that consumers may not completely understand in-app purchases for certain applications on Apple’s (AAPL) iPhones, iPads and iPods. The Post ... Full Article »
Parents are still finding huge iTunes bills because of in-app purchases in “freemium” games, and it’s happened so much, apparently, that some lawmakers want the government to investigate. The issue centers around the freemium iOS game, Smurfs’ Village, by Capcom Interactive -- currently the ... Full Article »
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