fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoOur eight-year-old daughter spent £8,500 on the Apple app storewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down111
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkOur eight-year-old daughter spent £8,500 on the Apple app storewww.theguardian.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareTheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThe strange thing about this story is why didn’t the bank send SMS messages for the purchases, this should be the default.
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoMine only does for purchases over a certain amount, and then when it does send the text it is only that a purchase was made, not how much or where’s the purchase was made.
minus-squareTheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThis could have easily be prevented if they did it for all amounts and enabled OTP code.
minus-squareByteMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoPersonally, my bank needs a subscription to do that. Maybe that’s why?
minus-squareTheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMine is enabled by default and you need an OTP code for each purchase.
The strange thing about this story is why didn’t the bank send SMS messages for the purchases, this should be the default.
Mine only does for purchases over a certain amount, and then when it does send the text it is only that a purchase was made, not how much or where’s the purchase was made.
This could have easily be prevented if they did it for all amounts and enabled OTP code.
Personally, my bank needs a subscription to do that. Maybe that’s why?
Mine is enabled by default and you need an OTP code for each purchase.