{"id":4829,"date":"2011-04-15T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T18:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:51:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T12:51:32","slug":"idiots-file-class-action-suit-against-apple-because-kids-are-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/idiots-file-class-action-suit-against-apple-because-kids-are-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Idiots File Class Action Suit Against Apple Because Kids Are Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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So you’ve found out your kids have charged some money to your credit card because they bought some add-on to that iOS game they’re always playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(A) <\/strong>Take the device away.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(B)<\/strong> Change your password and don’t tell it to them so they are unable to make more in-app purchases.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(C)<\/strong> Tell them to ask you before purchasing anything.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(D)<\/strong> Sue Apple.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is anything but (D).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that we’ve all read plenty of things on the internet stating that parents today are disgusting, lazy, misguided, intolerable, selfish morons, but hear me out, Apple is being sued by a bunch of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this lawsuit alleges that Apple was able to “pocket millions of dollars” because of some shady transaction methods and bait-and-switch schemes that lure kids in to making purchases they don’t truly understand. Granted, children may have no idea what they’re doing when it comes to online purchasing. So, Apple addressed the issue by requiring a password to make any “real money” purchases within apps. But Garen Meguerian, of Phoenixville Pennsylvania says it’s not enough… Of course he does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meguerian, along with the other parents listed in the suit are tired of Apple’s super shady evil business practices. He claims that games like Zombie Cafe, Bakery Story, Tap Zoo, Tap Fish, Glass Tower, Sundae Maker, and Cake Maker are very misleading when it comes to in-app purchasing and that Apple is using that sneakiness to line their big corporate fat-cat pockets; along with some other evil corporate raping and pillaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, first of all, in case you were unaware Mr. Meguerian, Apple doesn’t make these apps. Yes, Apple approves them, but these “shady business practices” you speak of are not on Apple’s no-no list when it comes to app approval. Sure, they may be a bit sketchy, but let’s get mad at the appropriate source here. Second, Apple addressed this issue when they required users to enter their passwords for real world purchases on iOS devices. So, let’s draw a line in the sand here and have it represent the age of 10 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents, if you have child who is younger than ten, then they’re probably a bit fuzzy about the concept of real world money, especially in terms of online purchasing. So the best solution here is to keep your iTunes account password safe from them, as they will likely use it whenever they wish without truly grasping what they’re doing. Have them come to you with any purchases they would like to make and you can use your adult-sized brain to figure out how much it will actually cost you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, if your child is above the age of 10, then they’re probably a bit more mature and more familiar with the concept money. If you choose<\/em> to share your password with them, have them come to you with any purchases they would like to make and you can use your adult-sized brain to figure out how much it will actually cost you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we clear on this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All I’m really trying to say is: Be a parent and have your children come to you with any purchases they would like to make and you can use your adult-sized brain to figure out how much it will actually cost you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok thanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: AppleInsider<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parents are suing Apple because their kids are making in-app purchases without their permission. Parents should be the ones authorizing these purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[738],"tags":[15,358,718,284,1056,3494,44,1055,76],"class_list":["post-4829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-apple","tag-apps","tag-appstore","tag-cell-phones","tag-class-action","tag-ios","tag-iphone","tag-lawsuits","tag-wtf"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/HomerApple.jpg?fit=243%2C240&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pelghY-1fT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4829"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20935,"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829\/revisions\/20935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}