Apple is Refunding 32.5 Million Dollars

[iOS Gravity]

Apple has to refund 32.5 million dollars to people who's children bought apps without their permission. Read more here: Apple Is Paying Back $32.5 Million to Parents of Kids on App-Buying Sprees - Businessweek

 

[BLiNK]

#Salty

 

[Spencerdl]

What a kind gesture........??

 

[kataran]

I read this and kinda feel it's partly the parents fault you leave your keys in the ignition the kid will start the car and probably crash it


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[iOS Gravity]

I read this and kinda feel it's partly the parents fault you leave your keys in the ignition the kid will start the car and probably crash it


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

Yeah. Just turn on restrictions to block the purchasing of apps.

 

[iOS Gravity]

Or just turn on the setting to require a password for every purchase rather than only needing it once and getting a 15 minute window where you don't need to enter it again.

Yeah that too but what if the kids find out the password?

 

[phreddyl]

I turn off in app purchases whenever I let my nephew use my ipad. It's just another situation where someone blames someone else for something their kids do. Personal responsibility is gone.

 

[kataran]

I turn off in app purchases whenever I let my nephew use my ipad. It's just another situation where someone blames someone else for something their kids do. Personal responsibility is gone.

I agree


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[iOS Gravity]

I turn off in app purchases whenever I let my nephew use my ipad. It's just another situation where someone blames someone else for something their kids do. Personal responsibility is gone.

Exactly. People just want to blame someone else.

 

[Peligro911]

Mostly to do with the 15 min window after entering your password .. But regardless the parents should be smart enough to know better both my kids have iPads and for one neither knows the iTunes password and has to ask me to approve any and all downloads. For my youngest I have restrictions set so the App Store does not even exist.

 

[iOS Gravity]

Mostly to do with the 15 min window after entering your password .. But regardless the parents should be smart enough to know better both my kids have iPads and for one neither knows the iTunes password and has to ask me to approve any and all downloads. For my youngest I have restrictions set so the App Store does not even exist.

Now that's what I call being responsible.

 

[Speedygi]

I for one feels the parents should be the one paying the price for this, and not Apple, but oh well.

How does Apple know what apps are bought by kids though?

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[Algus]

I'm not entirely unsympathetic to some of these people who didn't realize there was a problem until they were hit with $1000+ bills. Still, I'm perplexed by people storing their payment info without knowing how it can be used.

That's your money dude. Keep that locked down.

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[GingerSnapsBack]

Or just turn on the setting to require a password for every purchase rather than only needing it once and getting a 15 minute window where you don't need to enter it again.

Which is what I do to keep from mistakenly buying stuff I don't want. Sometimes, especially in games like Hay Day and Candy Crush, pop ups will appear and I'll accidentally tap the purchase without realizing what it is and don't even want it. I'd rather do that than buy stuff I don't want with money I don't have.

 

[pr1nce]

What about parents taking responsibility for the kids. I'm just sayin'.

 

[phreddyl]

What about parents taking responsibility for the kids. I'm just sayin'.

your funny- its so much easier to blame someone else

 

[iOS Gravity]

your funny- its so much easier to blame someone else

I'm afraid that's what society has become.

 

[pr1nce]

your funny- its so much easier to blame someone else

I know phreddyl. That's our problem.

 

[iOS Gravity]

Or just turn on the setting to require a password for every purchase rather than only needing it once and getting a 15 minute window where you don't need to enter it again.

Where's that setting?

 

[BBFunGuy]

I'm afraid that's what society has become.

People are more litigious these days, but I do not hear Apple calling the kettle black.