Google has agreed to pay at least $19 million to settle complaints over in-app purchases made on its Android app store, in a case similar to ones the Federal Trade Commission brought against Amazon and recently settled with Apple. The settlement will cover in-app purchases made since 2011, when they were first introduced on Google Play. The FTC called the way Google Play handled in-app pruchases a violation of the FTC Act's prohibition on unfair commercial practices;



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