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Apple Details App Store Changes to Comply With Texas Age Verification Law
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What a lovely good faith question
As the parent of a small child, I would like to see Apple beef up their parental controls. However, the state of Texas is taking the wrong approach. I’d much rather give parents easy controls over what kids can access than the government control it.
But those are in person, right. A huge difference. And in a bar, as far as I know, they don't retain the age information...
Apple's complete inability to get Screen Time to work properly with the amount of control they have over iOS doesn't give me much faith in anyone's ability to "protect the kids" on the open internet. It laughable how easy it is for kids to bypass Screen Time controls.
Republicans are kinda socialists but to the right of political left they still worship leaders and call for more government intervention. And just like the political left they also suffer from the savior complex.
The state that just further gerrymandered to ensure Republicans stay in power, depriving citizens of proper representation.
So small they can "drown it in the bathtub", but really, small enough to fit 'in your bedroom, your exam room, your library'...
They know what they’re doing and it’s spreading across the globe it has a purpose of collecting users’ information and behavior. It’s mass surveillance disguised as protecting the children.
Yes it is. You don't think they keep a copy of it? Best Buy does for returns.Scanning is not storing (thankfully!)
If I need my ID to buy mature games, or to buy cigars, why not for apps, porn, or to vote.
Oh it can be, for sure
The example given (I think it was ID checks at bars?) I'm not sure they are doing that or not.
Certainly could be though, you're right!
I hate all of it.
The government is just telling apple that they need to provide the tools to you. Its exactly what you are asking for. Texas is not saying it needs a copy of IDs or anything it is saying Apple needs to verify or have the parents consent to minors downloading inappropriate apps.
Why is that a difference? Vice is vice wether its done in person or at home. Even if I order cigars to be delivered to my house I have to verify my ID. Also most bars now do scan IDs, same with the TSA etc.
Agreed. Many 16 and 17yo's are more intelligent and mature than many adults these days.
Why would a weather app be rated 17+? is a half naked women dancing to tell you the weather? Also federally someone under 18 cannot engage in contracts so spending money via the app store is already a problem for a minor.
Oh boy, please give them your house and businesses then since they are so intelligent and mature
I guess it just depends how much government control one is OK with?
Why stop there?
How about rules about what you say, about whom and where you say it!
Dial up some digital tracking (that's already happening), add in some rules, and soon it will be illegal to even "think" about the wrong things.
I don't engage in ridiculous hypotheticals, I gave you a real world and grounded example try to stay there.
Right now by law if I go to a store and want to buy a mature game I have to prove I am an adult or have an adult consent for me to get it. Why is the appstore exempt?
Why do I need to show ID to go to a rated R movie but I can rent a rated R movie on Apple TV with no check. Why?
Either remove all ID checks or enforce them universally (what this law does).
I am an adult yet I have to show ID every time I order cigars online or when I go to a lounge. Thats life.
Yup. I am always wary of vendors who need us to upload to enter personal information even if they say they aren’t keeping the data. Oh, really? That’s why I don’t like to have my credit card details stores with websites, even though I also do not fully know whether checking “do not save information” actually means they did not save.
It’s one reason why I like using Apple Pay online when it is possible. No sensitive data stored and even if they store the data, it changes or expires soon.
Apple is back at it today, doing more bidding of the State to silence and squash fully legal behavior.
So interesting where & when, all around the world, Tim decides to dig in or bend over.
So interesting where & when, all around the world, Tim decides to dig in or bend over.
I'd like to see them hack the age verification of some of the adult sites and expose some of these hypocrite Christian politicians
When you go into a store to buy a game or purchase alcohol or smokes, they look at your license, they do not store it in an online database.