Post B4dLmtti72JV4OZljs by david_bardos@mementomori.social
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 (DIR) Post #B4cAnglR8P4PyNv3R2 by gmh@mastodon.social
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       In Which I Am Apparently A Child...So, I saw today's news about DarkSword, and although I don't have anything with iOS that old (v18.7 or older), I noticed a new version of iOS out (26.4) and decided to update.Bad move. Bad, bad move.iOS 26.4 implements age verification. It's very simple - just scan your credit card or government id and bingo.I don't have a credit card. The government ID is apparently:- a driving license (which I don't have)- a passport (which isn't scanning)1/2
       
 (DIR) Post #B4cAngyuKJqUeADoQq by gmh@mastodon.social
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       So, until I can get the passport working as ID, my iPhone is feature-limited.I can live without the ability to download 18+ apps.The ability to make in-app purchases? That's a bit more severe; there are plenty of things you can buy in-app that aren't porn or loot boxes.And until I can somehow get this fixed, I'm a child.To add insult to injury, I tried to look at the Apple community for similar reports and got this... Apparently, tech support is for grownups!Whoop de fucking doo. 2/2
       
 (DIR) Post #B4dLDnCZ12rKAReaNk by mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org
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       @gmh /cc @waldi noch ein Grund dagegen
       
 (DIR) Post #B4dLHyVeun1iOfZzbU by pdcawley@mendeddrum.org
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       @gmh it verified me because my AppleID account is old enough to vote. Not sure if that helps you though. I was quite prepared to live with not verifying because fuck that for a game of darts.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4dLHyjq44Mx6eDJho by gmh@mastodon.social
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       @pdcawley Yeah, I think my Apple ID dates from when I got an iPhone (March 2010) and I could have been a superintelligent toddler at that point…
       
 (DIR) Post #B4dLj6r5zfaa6EXrXM by digitalstefan@fosstodon.org
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       @gmh I remember during the iOS beta period when age verification notices were being seen and Apple said “whoopsie, that’s just a bug!”I thought at the time “interesting how an unintended side effect of some other code randomly displayed a full age verification UI as a bug”, but here we are. Clearly the bug was “you weren’t supposed to see it yet”.Anyway my Apple ID is old enough to not make me submit documents.My Apple ID for my work phone though … ehhhh
       
 (DIR) Post #B4dLmtti72JV4OZljs by david_bardos@mementomori.social
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       @gmh What a "coincidence" that someone has just published a vulnerability right now forcing people to update.