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posted by janrinok on Monday October 21 2019, @11:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the ...if-it-hadn't-have-been-for-those-meddling-kids dept.

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]


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @04:47AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @04:47AM (#910177)

    I don't know about you, but I'd trust 6 year olds to make the right decisions more than a group of old people today. They don't have 50 years of indoctrination behind them, and when you ask them about the geneva convention they will properly answer you: 'What's that?' before committing Total War and either crushing their enemies or being humiliatingly defeated.

    Either way, they will pave the way to a clearer budget, improve transparency and put the fear or derision of America back in its proper place depending on their efficiency.

  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday October 22 2019, @05:43AM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Tuesday October 22 2019, @05:43AM (#910190) Journal

    I'd trust 6 year olds to make the right decisions more than a group of old people today.

    You have never seen them play with toy soldiers, and firecrackers. Kids have no ruth!

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