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ComCom warns tablet, smartphone owners about in-app purchases, but no Aussie or US style crackdown for us

Thu, 10 Jul 2014

The Commerce Commission has issued a warning about in-app purchase (see below) — or when you click on something in a free game or other smartphone or tablet app, only to find you've actually made a purchase.

Some parents have been stung for hundreds or even thousands after kids have advertently

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