'My son spent £3,160 in one game'

Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by VBprogrammer on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:30PM (#20445472)

I don't think that's too much to ask. If I spend more than an extra £10 my phone company will start sending me messages. Plenty of families would be financially crippled by an unexpected £3000 bill.

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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by jbob2000 on Monday July 15, 2019 @07:46PM (#20446340)

Actually, that's a great point. In Canada, we passed legislation that caps the amount a phone company can charge you in a billing period. We ought to do something similar for micro transaction businesses (though I loathe the appearance of a dialog box - "You have reached the daily spending limit as permitted by your jurisdiction")

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