As reported by CVG on Thursday, July 3, bigwig online retailer Amazon has refused to agree on a deal with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in regards to how Amazon handles in-app purchases.
According to CVG, the FTC reach an agreement with Apple after it was accused of not doing enough to prevent children from making in-app purchases on iOS devices without a parent’s permission.
While Apple changed its billing practices, and refunded a minimum of $32.5 million to parents, since its agreement with the FTC, Amazon is refusing to accept a similar agreement, stating that the online retailer is prepared to fight the FTC in course should it try to force Amazon to comply.
” We have continuously improved our experience since launch, ” wrote Amazon’s associate general counsel Andrew C. DeVore in a letter to the FTC , ” but even at launch when customers told us their kids had made purchases they didn’t want we refunded those purchases.
In-app purchasing was and remains a new and rapidly evolving segment, and we have consistently improved the customer experience in response to data, ” DeVore’s letter continued.
“That constant iteration on behalf of customers has produced not only an in-app purchasing experience that already meets the requirements of the Apple consent order, but the development of the industry-leading parental controls like Kindle Free Time. We believe the Commission should promote that kind of iteration on behalf of customers. ”
We’ll bring you more news on Amazon’s refusal to adhere to the FTC should further information reach our ears.
[ CVG ]