Kids, Don't You Just Love Them

[emmie]

bet his folks weren't too pleased,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-21629210

[emmie]

the family got the money back at least, what do your tykes get up to?

[LazyGun]

Not running up a debt like that, fortunately :)

Seems to be something of a phenomenon with i-Tunes, this idea of "in-app" purchases. Have been reading of some other instance of games designed for kids with an in-game purchasing facility..

[Gromit]

To a certain extent, the parents are very lucky. Leaving a child unsupervised on an internet connected device is asking for trouble. Purchases are usually password protected, so they must have let the child know that. Fortunately Apple are very wealthy and are keen not to get bad publicity, so a refund can be paid even if the parents were dimwits.

AOG, if you are reading, this is another example of a post that needs no question.

[emmie]

sorry what has AOG got to do with my thread, i was listening to this on the radio and quite wondered what it was all about, it is also a little more light hearted than your response gromit.

[Old_Geezer]

Heard it on morning TV (or ought to say I heard a "coming up soon" which if it was aired was timed to coincide with my shower).

Have to say I agree the parents were naive/foolish. But I get the impression many, perhaps most, seem to think it ok not to supervise their kids' Web experience. I can't blame the kid, he was offered stuff and said yes. That said, it's a poor sort of system that doesn't need more confirmation of a purchase than getting past the passsword stage.

[Prudie]

I believe they originally refused the refund but expect the resultant bad publicity has changed their mind. I actually wouldn't dream of leaving a 5 year old unsupervised on the net.

[emmie]

prudie neither would i, but they get up to all sorts whilst our backs are turned, don't they.. i wasn't just thinking about this case but what things your own little ones have done to upset the apple cart......

[anotheoldgit]

Apparently only two days ago they refused to pay out.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/apple-refuses-to-refund-five-year-old-s-1-700-app-store-spending-spree/0111622

I wonder if other parents might not see this as an easy way of getting 'free games'?

As Gromit pointed out there are precautions a responsible parent can take to prevent their youngsters getting into such a situation.

Incidentally Gromit it is no I who complains if others do not 'ask a question' it is others who often pull me up for not doing so.

[anotheoldgit]

em,10

/// done to upset the apple cart......///

An appropriate choice of words in the circumstances. :0)

[Old_Geezer]

Sorry I have no little horrors to tell tales about.