Google Asked to Limit Amount Paid Applications

EU Commissioner in charge of consumer policy, Neven Mimica, stated about the agency efforts to avoid children who are addicted to digital applications on gadgets . 

 The reason, children who are familiar with mobile devices often undergo transactions online to the application format in-app without parental supervision.   

such applications are not charged downloads. However, when you want to enjoy more features or add to the score in the game , the user will be asked to pay some money. Transactions made ​​via credit card, so this is not purely a free application.  

"Children must be protected when accessing applications online , "said Neven Mimica, who launched the site Information Week , Monday, 21 July 2014. EU Consumer Protection Agency (CPC) decided that providergames or applications that are promoted as free apps not allowed to charge a fee to consumers.  

Although the cost of free unduhannya, the European Union still prohibits the label "free".response to this, Google has been removing the label "free" on a game or application that uses in-app available on the app store online Google Play. Even so, Google reluctant to respond to the regulations set the EU. 

CPC also found that ambiguous information about the games and applications that were presented at the Apple store online iTunes.  

According to the CPC, Apple should provide detailed information about the format of games and applications offered. then Apple also issued guidelines for application developers to qualify if they want to sell their applications in iTunes.  

Developers are required to provide complete information about the applications they create. For developers, this rule will reduce the concern that it proceeds from the sale of virtual products. However, on the one hand, this rule was praised because it will encourage developers to be more creative. 

"Developers are better than focusing on applications in the manipulation techniques to reap the benefits," writes Information Week. Apple also declined to comment on the EU regulations.  

A number of European countries pay attention to the latest Apple operating system iOS 8 which is claimed to have a layered data security systems.They expects the security system to prevent the use of applications that should not be accessed by children.

Source : Tempo