...it's all right for some...
Apple faces multimillion US settlement over 'in-app purchases' by children
Lawsuit in 2011 by five Californian parents complained costly paid-for extras were accessible by children without password
"...Parents who have been shocked to find their children have run up massive bills - some of up to $1,400 - by making "in-app purchases" on their Apple iPhone or iPad will get cash or an iTunes Store credit as part of a settlement that could cost the company up to $100m (£66m).
The move would settle a lawsuit filed in 2011 by five parents in California who complained that Apple hadn't made it clear that "free" apps downloaded from the App Store could also include paid-for extras, which wouldn't necessarily require the child to provide the parent's Store password. As many as 23 million people could receive compensation, the settlement document suggests...."
Sigh...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/26/apple-settlement-children-in-app-purchases