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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: 2) by Snotnose on Monday October 21 2019, @11:09PM (3 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Monday October 21 2019, @11:09PM (#910046)

    Buncha folks, some smart some not, not allowed to do what they want but with lots of time on their hands. One smartie figures something out, tells others, and Whoo Hoo! Jailbreak!

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @12:23AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @12:23AM (#910064)

      One smartie figures something out something top notch developers missed.

      • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:41AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:41AM (#910128)

        The developers aren't top notch. They're indians. Indian niggers, to be precise.

    • (Score: 2) by nobu_the_bard on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:26PM

      by nobu_the_bard (6373) on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:26PM (#910333)

      Yeah, the issue is the kids have all the time in the world to figure out how to get around it or break it, but the developer's time is far more limited.

      I've helped out school IT administrators in the past who were losing control their networks one piece at a time. They didn't have time to learn how to properly lock things down on their own, and their quick hacks didn't stand up to kids constantly testing them.

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Monday October 21 2019, @11:13PM

    by Rosco P. Coltrane (4757) on Monday October 21 2019, @11:13PM (#910047)

    Finally today, my son revealed his hack

    Someone's gonna get beat up at recess tomorrow morning for being a big mouth and ruining it for everybody...

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 21 2019, @11:14PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 21 2019, @11:14PM (#910048)

    The only good kids are dead kids.

    So I hear, says an AC.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @06:04PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @06:04PM (#910454)

      posts like this is what your federal tax dollars pay for. some professional shit poster.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @09:02PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @09:02PM (#910545)

        I love me ma trump bucks. Obama bucks weren't too bad, but semi.... niggly? Can I say that here?

  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday October 21 2019, @11:19PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday October 21 2019, @11:19PM (#910049)

    If they can't get something as simple as this correct, what kind of loopholes are exposing your credit card numbers, contents of your "private" folders, etc.?

    I understand they "have fixed it now" but, in 2006, fully 15 years after the first "encrypted folder" tech debuted on personal PCs, Apple's File Vault, combined with their buggy bespoke hardware, conspired to brick my MacBookPro and force a system re-install, losing the entire contents of my notebook, all because the system wouldn't shut down cleanly due to buggy hardware drivers and File Vault packed up and refused to open when that happened. I thought: 15 years to get it right, surely by now... nope. Not even close.

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday October 21 2019, @11:40PM (2 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Monday October 21 2019, @11:40PM (#910056) Journal

    Nobody over six years old

    Shh, they're taking a nap

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
    • (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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        La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by SomeGuy on Tuesday October 22 2019, @12:34AM (3 children)

    by SomeGuy (5632) on Tuesday October 22 2019, @12:34AM (#910069)

    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

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @01:31AM (#910103)

      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

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:51AM (#910133)

      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

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 22 2019, @02:08PM (#910313) Journal

      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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      People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
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