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By shmooprrr - 08/06/2016 16:13

Today, I let my cousin play games on my phone. He bought about 350 dollars worth of in-game items. I talked to Apple, but they didn't give me my money back. FML
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InfiniteSunshine 32

I know a few people this has happened to, and honestly, YDI. It's your job to ensure the security of your account, which includes paying for stuff, not Apple's, technically, you did buy the items. If your cousin is too young to understand not to do such a thing, don't let him play. If he is capable of understanding, you should have told him not to buy anything within the app. My mom specifically did not attach a credit card or any type of payment to her Apple account on any of her devices because she knew my little sister played on them and didn't want to risk it. She also password protected her account so any time you bought stuff, you needed to sign in. If you let other people play on your devices, especially children, make sure everything is secure.

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NYGiants1925 22

A password would help. Ydi for being irresponsible.

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InfiniteSunshine 32

I know a few people this has happened to, and honestly, YDI. It's your job to ensure the security of your account, which includes paying for stuff, not Apple's, technically, you did buy the items. If your cousin is too young to understand not to do such a thing, don't let him play. If he is capable of understanding, you should have told him not to buy anything within the app. My mom specifically did not attach a credit card or any type of payment to her Apple account on any of her devices because she knew my little sister played on them and didn't want to risk it. She also password protected her account so any time you bought stuff, you needed to sign in. If you let other people play on your devices, especially children, make sure everything is secure.

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NYGiants1925 22

A password would help. Ydi for being irresponsible.

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andicantchange 11

With Apple, if you've put in your password within the last 15 minutes (could have been buying an app or updating them beforehand), you don't need to put I. The password for any purchases until that 15 minutes is up.

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smallandroid 26

My phone doesn't do that. Apple makes me put in the password every single time.

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trollbot13 12

talk to his parents. don't demand the money back or anything like that, just tell them that he bought stuff on your account, and leave the rest to them.

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dansco 24

Why should they? The kid would need a password to buy the stuff so you either gave it to them or didn't hide it well enough. Your account, your responsibility.

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InteresingMan 5

OP here, actually I do have a password. I had recently downloaded another game, and within about 5 minutes after typing in the correct password, you can download things without typing it in. I didn't know that at the time, obviously. Also, my cousin is 6. He was restless so I was being a good person and let him use my phone. I had no idea he even knew how to do that.

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