Saturday, April 16, 2011

Apple faces lawsuit over in-app purchases by children [Response]

Apple faces lawsuit over in-app purchases by children
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/15/apple-faces-lawsuit-over-in-app-purchases-by-children/

Meguerian recognizes Apple’s new policy, but asserts this change is not enough. Minors under 13 who have their parent’s iTunes account can still make purchases without their parent’s consent. According to the suit, Apple should require a secondary password, separate from the main iTunes password, for all in-app purchases.

So Meguerian's assumption is that he wants his child to have his iTunes password and is free to download and purchase as many movies, music, and games as they wish. But, he draws the line at in-app purchases, which would require a separate password.

How about not giving your 12 year old or younger child your iTunes password in the first place. Try it for a month and tell me if it fixes your in-app purchases problem, and maybe the purchase of a few other things as well.

Agree or disagree?

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