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henpock:
OK, so i'm really a naive geezer. I thought when i allowed my 12 yr old son to use the google play credits that came with the nexus 7 that my credit card info was protected. So he downloaded a "free" game -- deer hunter reloaded from Glu. from there he accessed the online site and was able to purchase game credits for $19.99. I get a notice via g mail of the purchase, which was made not through google play but directly from my visa. The only thing I have ever used this visa for at google is to buy the tablet in the first place. How do i protect myself from this kind of accidental use of my card info? My son was unaware of purchasing anything (yes, I believe him).

birdastrompgman:
I don't think there is a way, short of credit card fraud.  Google Play requires you to have an active credit card on file.  If you try to change your card to one with an invalid number, it won't pass muster. Best bet is use a CC that will expire soon.

Babyfacemagee:
Well I'm assuming he purchased the game through the Google Play store?  You could remove the Google Play app so that your son doesn't go to the app store and buy anything in the future.  That'll help...but since  I don't know of a way to 'lock' someone out of using whatever card is registered with the Google Play site... you just have to be careful who you lend/give your tablet to and make sure they know not to buy anything with your account.  This is actually one of the reasons there's been talk of multi-user ability being included in Jelly Bean in a future release.   This way you could have a 'guest' account where things like credit cards on file couldn't be accessed as well as certain files or apps you want to keep private.   This feature doesn't exist yet though on the Nexus 7.   

There might however be a third party app somewhere that acts as kind of a 'child guard'.   Similar to what they have on PCs that only let's someone use specified apps.   Anyone know of such an app for Android?

pduffer:
I've been there too.  My grandson made $81.00 worth of in app purchases one day.  Thankfully the game developer was willing to issue a refund.  Go into settings from within Google Play.  There you can set a pin number and require it to be entered for any purchases.   There is a similar setting in Amazon Appstore if you use it.

tsruggles:
Just a tip. Write a little email to which ever entity that accepted the payment. Inform them that your minor child/grandchild actually made the purchases and that you would kindly like a refund. You should get one. If not, advise them that it is illegal for a company to engage a minor in a legally binding contract. Any company with any intelligence will refund the charges before you file a report. You hold the upper hand in this one.

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