Apple’s new parental controls are supposed to limit who your kid talks to

guest · Dec 13, 2019

Apple’s new iPhone software is supposed to limit who your kid talks to, but a bug lets them get around it
December 12, 2019
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/app...rols-bug-in-ios-13-lets-kids-text-anyone.html

Apple rolled out iOS 13.3 on Tuesday with new controls that are supposed to give parents power over who their children talk to on an iPhone or iPad. It’s a big new feature that Apple is advertising and has garnered lots of press.
But CNBC discovered it doesn’t work properly. There are several bugs with the feature, but, most importantly, it doesn’t protect your kids from talking to strangers on the phone, FaceTime or through text messages.

CNBC set up Communication Limits on an iPhone running iOS 13.3 so that a child can’t communicate with a number that’s not in their address book.
But we discovered that when an unknown number texts the child’s phone, the child is given the option to add the number to their address book. After the kid adds the number to the address book, they can call, FaceTime or text that number.

A child should not be able to add the contact to the iPhone’s address book without their parent entering their PIN first if the feature is working properly.
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Apple told CNBC, “This issue only occurs on devices set up with a non-standard configuration, and a workaround is available. We’re working on a complete fix and will release it in an upcoming software update.”
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