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Apple beefs up parental controls: what it means for kids | Kaspersky official blog
- Apple announced new initiatives for safer environment for kids using their devices, including easier setup of kids' accounts and sharing children's age with app developers for content control.
- Updates will be available later this year, with simplified Child Account creation and age editing options for parents.
- Apple will apply age-appropriate web content filters if parents don't set up devices for under-13 children; parental consent will be required for app downloads.
- New Declared Age Range API aims to address online age verification issue, allowing parents to authorize sharing age category with app developers.
- Apple introduces an updated age rating system with five categories to provide clearer app appropriateness information.
- Apple and Meta disagree on responsibility for online child safety, with Meta advocating age verification by app stores and Apple emphasizing app developer responsibility.
- There are concerns about entrusting child safety to tech giants profit from addictive products; Apple and Meta have faced criticisms over targeting young users.
- Child psychology experts warn about negative effects of unlimited digital content consumption on children's mental and physical health.
- Apple's advancements may be futile if third-party app developers do not cooperate; relying solely on tech giants' solutions is cautioned against.
- Kaspersky Safe Kids offers parental control solution to monitor child's activity, customize restrictions, and prevent digital addiction.
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