'My son spent £3,160 in one game'

Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by theturtletalks on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:13PM (#20444733)

I know Apple asks for Face ID or Touch ID when making in app purchases. This seems like a deterrence, but not sure about Android.

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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by ihuman on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:10PM (#20445313)

You can even make it so it sends a request to the parent's phone asking for permission to make a purchase.

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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by yardstick on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:09PM (#20445302)

You can always enter the iTunes password instead of using biometrics. I’ve done that using ApplePay on occasion with my phone.

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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by sdinsn on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:19PM (#20444797)

You can do the same thing on Android. It's not on by default though

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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by dexterdog on Monday July 15, 2019 @04:27PM (#20444890)

And parents will just put the kid on the touchid or put their card on the kids phone to keep the kid from bothering them a dozen times a day for a tiny purchase.

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