Kids outsmart Apple's new parental controls
As device usage and smartphone addiction increases and the impact of social media becomes increasingly negative, Apple announces a new IOS 12 update feature which focuses on "digital health".
It allows users to set restrictions on how much time is spent on apps, and schedule “downtime” in which certain apps cannot be used at all. A great tool to allow parents to impose restrictions on their children’s device usage — or so they thought.
As most parents will agree, kids are always one step ahead. Recently, on an r/apple Reddit discussion, parents began sharing stories about how their children are beating the new settings on their Apple devices.
“When iOS 12 came out I limited my 7-year old son’s screen time through the family share. For a few days I felt like he was playing a bit more than he should, but I couldn't figure out why,” one parent stated.
“Finally today, my son revealed his hack: When he runs out of screen time and his games get locked, he heads to App Store, downloads a previously installed (but later removed) game through the cloud icon, and it works without limitations!”
[NB: The story is from a company, ikydz, that sells Internet Parental Control software.--martyb]
(Score: 4, Insightful) by SomeGuy on Tuesday October 22 2019, @12:34AM (3 children)
How about just not giving kids a damn smart phone?
Oh, right, doesn't make companies enough money.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @01:31AM
Parents need that babysitter.
Even with the virtue signaling cult of restricting "screen time".
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:51AM
Giving kids smart phones is the easy way out. Otherwise deal with screaming kids running around getting hurt and generally getting into trouble. Also, they need hobbies and have to explore what they want.
The parents have to work nearly all the time just to make ends meet. Thank the jews.
Kids should be reading and spending time on hobbies and some sports. Not watching brainwashing propaganda designed to make them dependent, compliant slaves.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:08PM
The kids might outsmart us. They may discover something called "outside". It is a bit bright at first. But that just adds to the forbidden allure of it.
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