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Re:Apple really needs two passwords, not one for everything by citricsquid on Monday December 10, 2012 @01:13PM (#4900591)
I assume it's due to the free apps ability to make in-app purchases and if you have a child using your phone they could rack up lots of charges without ever identifying if there was no password to download the app. If the password was when making in-app charges it would be more of an annoyance than entering once up front.
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Re:Apple really needs two passwords, not one for everything by mahyarm on Monday December 10, 2012 @01:31PM (#4900694)
In app purchases require a password anyway. I really dont see the need for passwords for free actions. Android hasn't needed a password in those cases.
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