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Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by throwanem »

meowster wrote: post #9
thatguy0900 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're kid will be very upset when they are slowly excluded from all of their friend groups when noone wants to email or text just one member of the group. Sad reality of it.

Hopefully my kid(s) will be the one to convince their friends to use better communication apps. Perhaps when the kids are younger before they get phones, I can convince their friends' parents to use the better platforms.

Speaking as someone who lost an entire social circle because of conscientiously objecting to Facebook: yeah, good luck with that.

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by koolba »

thatguy0900 wrote: post #6
swiley wrote: post #3

If I had a kid they would not be allowed to use Apps or have a Google account. Sure I'd give them a laptop, I would even probably give them unsupervised access to the web after they seemed ready, but Apps are no good even for most adults.

You're kid will be very upset when they are slowly excluded from all of their friend groups when noone wants to email or text just one member of the group. Sad reality of it.

Children get upset when they’re not allowed to get a tattoo or eat candy for dinner. Hell, if they’re not getting upset regularly than you’re probably doing something wrong.

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by chrisseaton »

basisword wrote: post #8

What does a kid need a special debit card for? When they’re old enough to get a job they can just get a regular bank account.

How many kids do you know with a job?

Now that a lot of society is cashless, children need a way to spend their pocket money even.

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by chrisseaton »

weimerica wrote: post #10
ta988 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, now lets try to apply that in practice with a kid angry at you for years.

> Sure, now lets try to apply that in practice with a kid angry at you for years. That's called "being a parent" in my circle? I have a toddler that loves to throw the "you're not my friend!" at me when I cut off the TV and tell her it is time for dinner. I never had a cell-phone until 17, despite all my friends having had theirs as early as the middle school years. Never mattered much in my case. I didn't have an X-…

These days a cell phone is often pretty much required to reasonably access some essential services.

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by Filligree »

koolba wrote: post #12
thatguy0900 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're kid will be very upset when they are slowly excluded from all of their friend groups when noone wants to email or text just one member of the group. Sad reality of it.

Children get upset when they’re not allowed to get a tattoo or eat candy for dinner. Hell, if they’re not getting upset regularly than you’re probably doing something wrong.

There’s a bit of a difference between not getting candy, and not having any friends. You’re doing your kid no favours if you think that’s a plus.

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by basisword »

chrisseaton wrote: post #13
basisword wrote: post #8

What does a kid need a special debit card for? When they’re old enough to get a job they can just get a regular bank account.

How many kids do you know with a job? Now that a lot of society is cashless, children need a way to spend their pocket money even.

I was considering teenagers “kids”.

Surely parents can just use their own debit card when the kid needs something that can’t be bought with cash? Special debit cards for kids seem to add unnecessary complexity (and opportunity for abuse) to the solution for a really simple problem.

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by ericd »

chrisseaton wrote: post #14
weimerica wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Sure, now lets try to apply that in practice with a kid angry at you for years. That's called "being a parent" in my circle? I have a toddler that loves to throw the "you're not my friend!" at me when I cut off the TV and tell her it is time for dinner. I never had a cell-phone until 17, despite all my friends having had theirs as early as the middle school years. Never mattered much in my case. I didn't have an X-…

These days a cell phone is often pretty much required to reasonably access some essential services.

For a kid? Such as?

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by chrisseaton »

basisword wrote: post #16
chrisseaton wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How many kids do you know with a job? Now that a lot of society is cashless, children need a way to spend their pocket money even.

I was considering teenagers “kids”. Surely parents can just use their own debit card when the kid needs something that can’t be bought with cash? Special debit cards for kids seem to add unnecessary complexity (and opportunity for abuse) to the solution for a really simple problem.

> Surely parents can just use their own debit card when the kid needs something that can’t be bought with cash?

What if the child's gone to the store on their own?

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by watwut »

basisword wrote: post #16
chrisseaton wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How many kids do you know with a job? Now that a lot of society is cashless, children need a way to spend their pocket money even.

I was considering teenagers “kids”. Surely parents can just use their own debit card when the kid needs something that can’t be bought with cash? Special debit cards for kids seem to add unnecessary complexity (and opportunity for abuse) to the solution for a really simple problem.

This assumes the parent is either with kid constantly or parent gave his card to kid.

You cant imagine 9 years old to go to buy ice cream or toy?

Re: Debit card apps for kids are collecting a shocking amount of personal data

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Post by basisword »

chrisseaton wrote: post #18
basisword wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was considering teenagers “kids”. Surely parents can just use their own debit card when the kid needs something that can’t be bought with cash? Special debit cards for kids seem to add unnecessary complexity (and opportunity for abuse) to the solution for a really simple problem.

> Surely parents can just use their own debit card when the kid needs something that can’t be bought with cash? What if the child's gone to the store on their own?

Stores accept cash.
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