On an iPhone or iPad, you can find the parental controls in Settings, General and then Restrictions. In its submission to the CCAAC inquiry into app purchases, Choice said apps were “sometimes marketed at children who have little understanding that they are spending actual money”.Ĭonsumer groups urge parents to use the parental controls on their devices to control what their children watch. The system of selling apps through the smart device has been copied across the industry although the University of Canberra’s Centre for Internet Safety has called for Google and other app marketplaces to also copy the lead of Apple in more aggressively checking apps against standard criteria of privacy and security features. Last month the UK Office of Fair Trading announced an inquiry into whether children were being exploited into buying extra content for free app and web games, following the lead of Australia where the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council is currently undertaking a similar review.Ī recent survey by Microsoft in Britain found nearly a third of parents said their children had made in-app purchases without their permission, which equated to about $A47.4m) a month in unauthorised app purchases by children.Īpple is now counting down to 50 billion apps downloaded since the App Store was launched in July 2008. Start ’em off young eh! Great idea,” said another.Īside from the content, Smash Dude is a free game that comes with in-app purchases to buy more weapons.
"Nice way of teaching kids violence and torture. "Reminded a bit too much of the slavery of black people, not happy,” said one reviewer.
The makers Firezoo call it ”hilarious interactive stress relief” but some reviewers on the iOS app store have described it differently. More than 3 million people have downloaded the game. The object of the game is to torment the chained "Dude” with your choice of weapon, including lightning bolts, machine guns, fire, and nail guns.
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