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Apple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps. (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 126 points 8 months ago (3 children)

if a phone is tied to a svc acct like a telco provider- age verification should be automatic as THAT provider cannot open an acct for a child.

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not in favour of any of the age restriction stuff UK government is doing.

    Good argument, but:

    Phones in the UK can be bought without a contract and untied to any network.

    Pay as you go SIM cards can be bought without a contract.

    Credit cards used to make purchases online require users to be 18 or over. Debit cards on the other hand can be issued to those under 18 (but a bank account will require evidence of ID, address, age). https://www.gohenry.com/uk/blog/financial-education/what-age-can-you-get-a-debit-card-in-the-uk

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    can a debit card be created by someone under 18? ie does a parent have to do it then give johnny a card? can a bodega owner sell a prepaid to a minor, and can prepaids be used?

    just wondering where up the chain the responsibility lies. i’m all for corps being held to task, but also parents. if i handed my kid a phone it was my responsibility.

    now he had phones that he acquired. i saw them. so i know it is largely irrelevant my thoughts on chain of concern.

    in short: this is a terrible tar pit of gov horseshit sold in the “protect the kids” camp but really is “build a bigger fascist state db…”

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