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by shash7 405 days ago
Nah it's pretty bad. Me and you are in the tech sphere and we know the backstory.

But imagine mom or dad viewing this screenshot and getting creeped out because of the red icon.
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nlitened 405 days ago
But imagine the flashlight apps and mindless-tapper games that subscribe some mom’s credit card to a 9.95 USD/day charge without an easy way to cancel?

I am pretty sure that mom would be upset that her “iPhone” keeps stealing her money

Edit: my fears may be overblown, but I am so happy that since getting my mom an iPhone and iPad many years ago, any need for my “computer guy” technical support has vanished.

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klabb3 404 days ago
> But imagine the flashlight apps and mindless-tapper games that subscribe some mom’s credit card to a 9.95 USD/day charge without an easy way to cancel?

I thought you were referring to the actual App Store until you said ”easy to cancel”. Sometimes when I read these opinions I wonder if we’re using the same App Store.

Both Play- and App Store are not only full of deceptive marketing, but predatory pricing. I was looking for a timer and the first result (a camouflaged ad of course) comes with a $18/week subscription. Again, for a timer.

The app stores are a scammers paradise. It relies on carelessness for IAP scams I guess, and endless ads (not labeled or shown in screenshots) otherwise. The actual security comes from sandboxing, which is a property of the OS, not the App Stores.

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