How about this? How about these people just parent their damn children.
If I had a kid, and he racked up a $100 bill for app purchases, he's be mowing out neighbors yards and making the money to pay me back.
He/she would think twice about doing it again.
First, your comment is very offensive. I guess every child is damned according to you.
Apple was negligent. People should be told about the existence of in-App purchases. That Apple doesn't let users know about the existence of these nefarious in-App purchases that target children is criminal and negligent. Who would have ever thought that Apple would allow scurrilous developers to target children so they could make a quick buck.
An iPhone is more than a phone, it is a computer, and is complex. It is understandable why most parents didn't know of the existence of in - App purchases.
Why does Apple have in_App purchases turned on? They should be turned off by default; and then the parent should be able to turn them on if they want. And their should be written disclosure in large print, in an obvious place, warning about the dangers of in-App purchases. Unfortunately, in-App purchases are on by default on iPhones and iPands and iPods and one has to shut them off. Unfortunately, if you don't know of their existence you won't shut the in_app purchases off. It is unfortunate and scandalous that so many consumers have been taken for a ride due to in-App purchases.
I have a technical background and didn't know anything about in-App purchases. My kids racked up $1,000 in fees on TAP Zoo in one month. They didn't even understand they were actually buying something with real money. This happened quite a few years ago. Apple refunded all my money when I called and emailed the instances. What was amazing was that after I had shut off in-App purchases on the phones (as I would have immediately done if I had known of their existence) we still got charged for in-App purchases the girls never made. Apple refunded these charges also.
When a corporation allows children to be used surreptitiously by allowing in_App purchases without any warnings that these in-App purchases even exist, then they should be punished. They are guilty of targeting minors.
Parents and any individual, should not be responsible for understanding every nuance about a smart phone. And as a consumer, I expect corporate responsibility to be stalwart in protecting children against those who would pray on them to make a quick buck.
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I'm sick and tired of people not taking responsibility for their lack of parenting. We do not need to have a child to know how to parent the kid. If you're going to give a kid a digital device, then you need to ensure the following:
- Make sure that it has no CC associated to it.
- Make sure You're not logged in to the App Store, Google Play etc.
- If it has Carrier Data Service, remove the sim card or contact the carrier to restrict all third party charges and premium messaging etc.
If you can't follow these simple steps, then you should not give a kid digital devices as you will incur charges and then play the victim part.
We don't need multiple log-in systems, or more password locks, or more lawsuits. If you're gonna sue somebody go sue yourself for being a bad parent and being negligent
Not everyone is a techie like you appear to be. When we buy a product, we don't expect our kids to be targeted by Apple's developer partners through some insidious device like in-App purchases, which most people don't even know exist.
Here is what I wrote to another person who blames parents, and not Apple for not clearly disclosing the existence of in-App purchases and the potential costs associated with such technology:
"Apple was negligent. People should be told about the existence of in-App purchases. That Apple doesn't let users know about the existence of these nefarious in-App purchases that target children is criminal and negligent. Who would have ever thought that Apple would allow scurrilous developers to target children so they could make a quick buck.
An iPhone is more than a phone, it is a computer, and is complex. It is understandable why most parents didn't know of the existence of in - App purchases.
Why does Apple have in_App purchases turned on? They should be turned off by default; and then the parent should be able to turn them on if they want. And their should be written disclosure in large print, in an obvious place, warning about the dangers of in-App purchases. Unfortunately, in-App purchases are on by default on iPhones and iPands and iPods and one has to shut them off. Unfortunately, if you don't know of their existence you won't shut the in_app purchases off. It is unfortunate and scandalous that so many consumers have been taken for a ride due to in-App purchases.
I have a technical background and didn't know anything about in-App purchases. My kids racked up $1,000 in fees on TAP Zoo in one month. They didn't even understand they were actually buying something with real money. This happened quite a few years ago. Apple refunded all my money when I called and emailed the instances. What was amazing was that after I had shut off in-App purchases on the phones (as I would have immediately done if I had known of their existence) we still got charged for in-App purchases the girls never made. Apple refunded these charges also.
When a corporation allows children to be used surreptitiously by allowing in_App purchases without any warnings that these in-App purchases even exist, then they should be punished. They are guilty of targeting minors.
Parents and any individual, should not be responsible for understanding every nuance about a smart phone. And as a consumer, I expect corporate responsibility to be stalwart in protecting children against those who would pray on them to make a quick buck."
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How about this? How about these people just parent their damn children.
If I had a kid, and he racked up a $100 bill for app purchases, he's be mowing out neighbors yards and making the money to pay me back.
He/she would think twice about doing it again.
First, your comment is very offensive. I guess every child is damned according to you.
Apple was negligent. People should be told about the existence of in-App purchases. That Apple doesn't let users know about the existence of these nefarious in-App purchases that target children is criminal and negligent. Who would have ever thought that Apple would allow scurrilous developers to target children so they could make a quick buck.
An iPhone is more than a phone, it is a computer, and is complex. It is understandable why most parents didn't know of the existence of in - App purchases.
Why does Apple have in_App purchases turned on? They should be turned off by default; and then the parent should be able to turn them on if they want. And their should be written disclosure in large print, in an obvious place, warning about the dangers of in-App purchases. Unfortunately, in-App purchases are on by default on iPhones and iPands and iPods and one has to shut them off. Unfortunately, if you don't know of their existence you won't shut the in_app purchases off. It is unfortunate and scandalous that so many consumers have been taken for a ride due to in-App purchases.
I have a technical background and didn't know anything about in-App purchases. My kids racked up $1,000 in fees on TAP Zoo in one month. They didn't even understand they were actually buying something with real money. This happened quite a few years ago. Apple refunded all my money when I called and emailed the instances. What was amazing was that after I had shut off in-App purchases on the phones (as I would have immediately done if I had known of their existence) we still got charged for in-App purchases the girls never made. Apple refunded these charges also.
When a corporation allows children to be used surreptitiously by allowing in_App purchases without any warnings that these in-App purchases even exist, then they should be punished. They are guilty of targeting minors.
Parents and any individual, should not be responsible for understanding every nuance about a smart phone. And as a consumer, I expect corporate responsibility to be stalwart in protecting children against those who would pray on them to make a quick buck.
