Post Tech Archive: Kids Online
Apple’s security changes to in-app purchases praised by lawmakers
Apple’s move to tighten security for in-app purchases on the iPhone and iPad drew intitial praise from lawmakers who had previously expressed concerns that consumers, particularly children, were being harmed with accidental charges. But lamakers said tech and wireless firms need to do more to ensure consumers are protected from vague and confusing billing.
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Cecilia Kang
| March 11, 2011; 11:42 AM ET |
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Apple changes purchases policy to protect kids on iPad, iPhone games
Apple said Thursday that it changed its policy for how purchases can be made within applications on the iPhone and iPad, an attempt to protect users, particularly children, from accidentally racking up iTunes charges.
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Cecilia Kang
| March 10, 2011; 11:53 AM ET |
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Apple, Consumers, FTC, Gaming, Kids Online
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The Circuit: Assange can be extradited, Apple succession proposal fails, Disney buys kids' social network
The Circuit: Assange can be extradited, Apple succession proposal fails, Disney buys kids' social network
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 24, 2011; 8:19 AM ET |
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Apple, Kids Online, Microsoft, Mobile, Social media, intellectual property
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The Circuit: Huawei wins injunction, Netflix and CBS team up, Google revises SSN policy for kids
The Circuit: Huawei wins injunction, Netflix and CBS team up, Google revises SSN policy for kids
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 23, 2011; 8:23 AM ET |
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Digital Divide, FTC, Kids Online, Online Anthropology, Online Video, Privacy
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The Circuit: WikiLeaks and Anonymous, Google executive released, Intel resumes shipping chips
The Circuit: WikiLeaks and Anonymous, Google executive released, Intel resumes shipping Sandy Bridge
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 8, 2011; 8:35 AM ET |
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Consumers, Google, International, Kids Online, cyber security
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The Circuit: An introduction and this morning's tech news
Good morning! We're trying out something new at PostTech -- a morning roundup of tech news you want to know from the weekend or overnight. The morning digests will come from Hayley Tsukayama, also a new addition to PostTech....
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Hayley Tsukayama
| December 13, 2010; 8:40 AM ET |
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Apple, Comcast, Consumers, FCC, FTC, Facebook, Google, Kids Online, Microsoft, Mobile, Net Neutrality, Privacy, Social media, Verizon, Yahoo
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