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1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Aug-2021 11:50:57 EDT GeniusMusing
   From the “What else could possibly go wrong” department.
   
   Apple allows children to access casual-sex and BDSM apps, finds report Apple | The Guardian
   https://nu.federati.net/url/282621
   
   >Apple knowingly lets underage users access apps intended for adults, according to an investigation by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), despite having asked for and recorded their dates of birth.
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   >The investigation asserts a disconnect between the information Apple knows about a user, which includes their self-declared age, and the ways it polices age restrictions on its App Store.
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   >TTP created a user account with a date of birth in February 2007, and tested to see how well Apple’s policies were applied. The group discovered that, even though the user had a self-declared age of just 14, they could download apps such as “Eros: Hook Up & Adult Chat” and “KinkD: Kink, BDSM Dating Life” from the store. Both apps are marked as “17+” by Apple’s age-rating system, but when an underage user tries to download them, they are simply presented with a pop-up notification asking them to “tap OK to confirm that you are 17 or over”.
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   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Aug-2021 12:28:07 EDT lnxw48a1

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      I have seen this personally. My AppleID birthdate is in 2004-SEP, and I've installed apps rated 17+ (since all I have is chat and Fediverse clients installed, it must be some of those).
      1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Aug-2021 12:36:12 EDT GeniusMusing

         in reply to
         @lnxw48a1
         >My AppleID birthdate is in 2004-SEP
         
         And here I thought you were older :P
         1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Aug-2021 12:55:16 EDT lnxw48a1

            in reply to
            @geniusmusing I used to always pick an under-13 date of birth, because of the reduced tracking. These days, that also seems to limit which sites and software you can use.
            
            For example, I couldn't use a cheap Fitbit device without 'a parent' signing up for me, so I gifted it to someone who has no qualms about giving up such info.