Saturday, February 16, 2013

postheadericon iPhone app 'could have landed parents with ?200 bill'

11:47 PM | Posted by ProJ | | Edit Post

Parents

warned to be alert to in-app advertising Talking Cartoons from friends after the uproar

Parents are encouraged to be vigilant with their iPhones and iPads, following warnings parent groups on "immoral" in-app ads that could see children who do not want to spend hundreds of pounds.

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are another controversy for developers, who have been criticized for including in-app purchases costly in popular applications for children.

The latest warning follows the publication of an iPhone application that could lead to the signing of a service for children ? 208 a year subscription.

The Talking Friends Drawings App, available for iPhone, iPad and Android is based on the Talking Friends apps developer Outfit7, including Talking Tom Cat Talking Lila the Fairy. It allows users to learn more about their favorite characters, wallpapers download their phones and watch cartoons short production with Disney.

The application is free, but at the bottom of each screen is a flag that, when the application was launched for the first time, issued a Notice to users in a contest to win a 64GB iPad promoted by a company called Yamoja.

To enter, users must register for a subscription service that costs ? 4 per week, for which he received four weekly text with the contents of "Funtones, wallpapers games, Celebrity News, and. more ?

App

commentator Stuart Dredge, who wrote about the ads on your blog Playground applications said: "What is a sign advertising content in ? 4 week subscription mobile has been done within this application is really beyond me. "

The announcement was based on the application, but another new release, this time from National Geographic, including in-app additional cost.

Dino Land app - released in mid-February 2013 - has sparked controversy by allowing users to purchase additional virtual "bones" in quantities of up to ? 69.99. Bones, which are used to speed up the game, are particularly attractive to children eager to finish the game faster.
  • Dino Land is a series of applications for children of expensive purchases in-app, including Playmobil Pirates, Coin Dozer and Racing Penguin. Websites for Parents report increased cases of parents who paid 500 pounds or more of their children have made purchases in-app while you play - and advise parents to block their devices buy
Justine Roberts, Mumsnet co-founder and CEO, said: "App-developers need to build more control from the start - it is surprising that a few clicks of a notice can lead to cost ? 200 for parents, without knowing it, and shows how important it is to keep an eye on the device configuration of your child. "

Siobhan Freegard , founder of Netmums parenting, said: "Few people take a few targeted ads that are relevant to the application service as they realize that it is the price to pay for the "free" app. But the bombing of children using free applications with expensive products and services that can not sign a few clicks is immoral. "


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