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Apple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressure (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Most Apple accounts need a credit card attached. If kids have a phone then it will need a credit card. As you need to be 18 in many countries to get a credit card then for kids to use a phone they will need the parents card. I fail to see how this helps age verification.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's because these ghouls don't actually care how old you are, they just wanna know what you're doing at all times.

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Nah, they just want money, is all.

[–] timwa@lemmy.snowgoons.ro 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You think they don't already? Can you even use an iPhone without an Apple ID? I'm fairly sure you couldn't install any apps without one, and if you've ever paid for anything they definitely already have your real data.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean it has the user's ID.

[–] timwa@lemmy.snowgoons.ro 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They know the user's identity - they have the name and home address on the credit card used to pay.

If you mean "it doesn't have the user's ID card", well that's true. But that's mainly because the UK doesn't actually have an ID card or national ID database/reference number, so NO operator in the UK has "the user's ID" in that sense.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 1 points 23 hours ago

The person paying might not be the user, is what I mean. I'm thinking of phones given to younger family members.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s just not true, at least in the UK. Debit cards are the standard here, not credit, and they don’t have the same age restrictions.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 points 12 hours ago

I’ll have to ask around. My kids are too old to have had the option and the grandkids are too young. 🤔