Apple will refund at least $32.5M in app case

[herding cats]

2. That article is a bit confusing.

It's better explained in The Guardian.

The FTC said Apple failed to inform consumers that they could be approving in-app purchases by entering a password on their device. After entering the password, users then had a 15-minute window where unlimited purchases could be made without further action taken by users.

“Although Apple adjusted certain screens in response and offered refunds, it still failed to notify account holders that by entering their password they were initiating a 15-minute window during which children using the app could incur charges without further action by the account holder,” FTC commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen said in a statement.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/15/apple-practice-children-make-in-app-purchases