Apple OKs Pre-Teen iTunes Accounts

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Apple has made several changes in policy concerning iTunes accounts. Citing the availability of school supplied iPads to students younger than 13 years old, Apple now allows pre-teens to have personal iTunes accounts upon request of an approved educational institution.

Pupils won’t be required to have an Apple ID but doing so will provide a better learning experience, Apple said. It will also allow them to be part of a new volume licensing program for apps that will also be launched later this year.
 
i for one think all mobile devices should stay the fuck out of the school system... especially ones that will give students accounts on their preferred content delivery platform
 
instead of teaching children algebra and arithmetic, we should be teaching them important stuff like daemon tools and tpb
 
But as of Thursday, Apple had updated its terms and conditions to reflect an upcoming program that will allow schools to create accounts for young children once they’ve obtained “verifiable parental consent.”
What do you want to bet that said “verifiable parental consent” consists of a line/paragraph in the agreement parents have to sign for their kid to have a school-provided iPad... much like the EULAs and Terms&Conditions people routinely consent to without even reading them.
 
What do you want to bet that said “verifiable parental consent” consists of a line/paragraph in the agreement parents have to sign for their kid to have a school-provided iPad... much like the EULAs and Terms&Conditions people routinely consent to without even reading them.

I wouldn't bet anything on that, as you're probably right. This is ridiculous. Is there anything that says something along the lines of "Must be linked to parent's credit card?" lol. :D
 
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