 How to protect yourself from costly 'bait apps' Ask a child to play quietly with a cellphone game and you might end up footing a bill for thousands of dollars worth of 'virtual' berries or gems, as a Newfoundland mother discovered. It's a global problem that regulators everywhere are struggling with.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Parents don't come with brains these days much do they?
Don't enter you credit card into your phone app / iphone account. Simple. I buy prepaid itune cards from the store and charge my account. Kids won't get far when the $10 runs out.
Parents don't come with brains these days much do they?
You said it right.
Those cards available anywhere are the way to go.
Don't enter you credit card into your phone app / iphone account. Simple. I buy prepaid itune cards from the store and charge my account. Kids won't get far when the $10 runs out.
Parents don't come with brains these days much do they?
This isn't any different than 10-12 years ago when cell phones became really widespread and kids began racking huge bills on them by sending thousands of text messages or talking all day long on them. My advice (when I worked in a cellphone company's call centre) to people was to get pay-as-you-go phones, so that when the kid blew threw $30, he/she either had to pay for more themselves or talk to Mom/Dad about getting more money.
Why are parents required to be technical wizards in order to avoid their kids being defrauded and being on the hook for it?
Welcome to Steve Jobs' newer, cuddlier Apple. The iPhone and iPad were designed as a content delivery system for iTunes and the App Store. It's not surprising that shady developers take advantage of this, and the naievty of children to scam people.
Welcome to Steve Jobs' newer, more profitable Apple.
Fixed that for you...
Welcome to Steve Jobs' newer, more profitable Apple.
Fixed that for you...
I'll stick with the sarcastic 'Cuddly'.
Both Apple and Pegatron said they would investigate the allegations immediately.
'Worse than Foxconn'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23486638