5 YO spends £1700 on ipad games in 15 MINUTES
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5 YO spends £1700 on ipad games in 15 MINUTES
5 YO spends £1700 on ipad games in 15 MINUTES
04-03-2013 10:58 AM
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Quote BBC News reports that Mrs Kitchen, from Bristol, said that there were a lot of distracting things going on when young Danny asked Mr Kitchen for the iPad passcode so that he might enjoy a "free download". Mr Kitchen apparently thought, "Why not?" and put in the code.
Danny Kitchen then downloaded the free app, which was a game of some sort. Then, during what we understand to be around 15 minutes of play, he made a number of in-app purchases for add-ons - £1,700 worth.
Now this is just plain stupid, what controls are on these games if someone can spend £1700 in 15 minutes playing it? If it had been a bit of malware then I could have understood it but a FREE game?
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04-03-2013 11:13 AM
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What right-minded person would give uncontrolled access to their finances to a child?
It's the parents' responsibility not the app/game makers.
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04-03-2013 11:28 AM
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04-03-2013 11:33 AM
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If it was my child I would have done the download myself then removed the password (or signed out) before giving the iPad back.
When I read this last week in the Daily Mail Apple weren't interested in helping them but it seems they've had a change of heart.
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04-03-2013 2:01 PM
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04-03-2013 2:02 PM
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04-03-2013 2:05 PM
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04-03-2013 2:30 PM
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04-03-2013 3:19 PM
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That being said, there are an increasing number of freemium games available, always nagging you to spend real money to progress 'slightly' quicker or get extra content.
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