UK iPhone users face over-18 age check to use services after update (www.theguardian.com)
from hellfire103@lemmy.ca to privacy@lemmy.ml on 25 Mar 21:17
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cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62353095

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CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 25 Mar 22:25 next collapse

The real question is I have a UK originating iPhone that i use just for photographing. I do not live in UK, but the phone is not registered to use gsm in my country since it costs 3 times the price of said iPhone to do so.

If I update, will it show the ID prompt to me? Because I sure as hell do not have UK ID, so the phone will literally become a brick.

Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 25 Mar 22:44 next collapse

If you’re very quick about it, iOS 26.3.1 is still signed so you could do the update and downgrade using iTunes if it does ask. You would have to factory reset the phone to downgrade again though and Apple could potentially stop signing it at any point leaving you stuck on 26.4

quantumcrop@lemmy.today on 26 Mar 17:15 collapse

I’d imagine it’s location based and not tied to the hardware. Otherwise you could just import an iphone from outside the UK to get around the age check.

7112@lemmy.world on 25 Mar 22:49 next collapse

Why not just ban smartphones for people under 18?

MellowSnow@lemmy.world on 25 Mar 23:23 next collapse

Because then they don’t get that sweet, sweet personal info from ya

LytiaNP@lemmy.today on 26 Mar 02:25 next collapse

Because that’s even worse than adding age verification.

fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net on 26 Mar 05:23 collapse

That’s what these evil people want

CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml on 26 Mar 01:51 next collapse

Seems like if you’re already using Apple Pay you’re fine. It’s still an egregious overreach and pointless but at least it’s not demanding a full face scan.

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 26 Mar 06:08 collapse

that just means they already have your data from the bank.

DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml on 26 Mar 06:50 next collapse

Just get a Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it.

jamin@lemmy.zip on 26 Mar 14:16 collapse

Some of my friends don’t understand why this is an overreach, “i am over 18 what do i care”…