"There is a call for urgent regulation of so-called "free" apps that end up costing parents hundreds of dollars on their iTunes accounts."
parental lock. done.
learn to parent.
"Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) communications manager Elise Davidson, explains how the game works.
"She can do some modelling jobs to earn money, or go to the club, or simply go shopping," she said.
"She comes in and wants to go to a certain store. It asks you whether you want work chic or seasonal clothes, she chose work clothes.
"When you go to buy an item you simply double-tap. It says 'not enough cash, you need ATM cash', it says 'get some from the ATM', then you hit buy and you aren't sure if it is real or not.""
ok if its like that lol thats pretty dodgy, but clearly i'd say thats bending the truth
Apple says there are settings to restrict these purchases and they only need to be activated, and it is up to parents to safeguard their iTunes passwords.
Ms Buchner says that is not good enough.
What the fuck does she want? fucking apple to send a security guard to your house? Fuck me
""Kids don't have to be rocket scientists to work out the iTunes password. The duty of care should be the responsibility of Apple, not on parents.""
if you use a good password, yes, they do.
ACCC telling people not to pay their bills. Well ACCC, when they can't get a loan due to a shit credit rating, are you goign to complain about that to?
