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Apple Introduces Enhanced Child Safety Measures

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  • Apple enhances child safety measures with new features
  • Streamlining setup process for Child Accounts
  • Parents can share age range info with developers
  • Updated age ratings for apps to ensure age-appropriate content
  • Shift of age verification responsibility to app developers
  • App Store blocks children from accessing age-inappropriate apps
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  • Developers can now utilize the Declared Age Range API to access age range information provided by parents during child account setup, without needing the child's birthdate.
  • Parents have the ability to revoke permission for developers to access their child's age range information at any time, ensuring control over data sharing.
  • Apple's updated age ratings, including categories like Age 4+, 9+, 13+, 16+, and 18+, will help block children from accessing age-inappropriate apps in the App Store based on their parents' settings.
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  • Apple believes age verification responsibility should primarily lie with individual app developers, not the app marketplace.
  • Developers will have the option to prompt parents to share the age range associated with their Child Accounts using the Declared Range API.
  • Apple emphasizes data minimization by keeping parents in control of their children's sensitive personal information while providing resources for developers to deliver age-appropriate experiences.
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  • Parents can wait to finish setting up a Child Account while child-appropriate default settings remain enabled on the device.
  • Parents will have the option to easily correct the age associated with their child's account, ensuring accurate age settings.
  • Developers will be able to request age range information through the Declared Range API, allowing parents to share this data for better app customization.
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