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Feds: Amazon Illegally Billed Parents

REFUND, PLEASE

By using their kids.

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The Daily Beast

By allowing users of gaming apps designed for children to spend "unlimited amounts of money" without parental approval Amazon broke the law, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is demanding the online retailer refund parents for millions of dollars paid in these unauthorized purchases. In a similar lawsuit against Apple earlier this year, the FTC came to a $32.5 million settlement. Meanwhile, Amazon has officially requested the FAA allow it to test out delivery drones on the company's campus.

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