欧州行政委員会は、Google, Appleの携帯電話用のゲームを無料と宣伝しておいて、50%は有料の詐欺的宣伝を警告
Bruselas alerta de la falsa gratuidad de los juegos para móviles
La Comisión Europea pretende que los títulos anunciados como gratuitos no incluyan luego compras
Ignacio Fariza Bruselas 27 FEB 2014 - 13:20 CET
Brussels warns of false free games for mobile
The European Commission intends that the titles advertised as free then no purchases include
Ignacio Fariza Brussels 27 FEB 2014 - 13:20 CET
The EU puts the focus on the real cost of some mobile applications, especially games . The European Commission meets today and tomorrow with the two main shop owners - Google applications for mobile devices and Apple - and the consumer authorities in seven European countries to reach an agreement that allows end abuse that , in his opinion suffer users . According to EU estimates , 50 % of the games advertised as free end resulting in subsequent costs . The EU executive expects the meeting " very specific " responses from representatives of industry applications.
The European Commission has asked Google and Apple to develop a set of rules to protect users of these applications , with focus on young audiences , which must be subsequently approved by the EU and by the departments of consumption Belgium , Denmark , France, Italy, Lithuania , Luxembourg and the UK.
National authorities focus their requirements in four areas: the games advertised as free do not involve further costs to the user , which does not encourage the purchase of elements of game-like credits or unlock characters - from the smallest , which the user is informed of any charges that make the application , thus avoiding automatic costs, and the developer of the application available to the user an email address to which to submit their claims.
In particular , the Community authorities and national consumer departments attempt to eradicate the use of "free" term that , in its view , lends itself to misunderstanding . " One should be allowed for those who have no associated cost, not only at the time of purchase but also in later stages of the game ," says the text that goes to the EU meeting. A study of Bitkom , the German employer's telecommunications sector , notes that purchases made within applications ( in- app) doubled in 2012 and 2013 , reaching 240 million euros. The report also adds that the Germans million users are between 10 and 19 years.
" Tricking consumers is a business model clearly wrong and goes against the spirit of EU rules ," said in a statement the European Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, Viviane Reding. The head of EU consumption , Neven Mimica , has warned of the risk that these practices can bring to the " very promising " market for mobile applications.
The industry of online games and mobile applications is expanding in Europe. According to EU estimates , the set of British consumers , Germans, French , Italians, Dutch , Belgian and Spanish spent 16,500 million euros in online games in 2011 ( the latest for which data are available) .
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