10.29.2025
Apple's iOS Family Sharing is meant to be a boon for protecting children and managing app purchases, but for one broken family it was turned against them. Unless Apple makes
Apple's Family Sharing — image credit: Apple
Apple launched Family Sharing in 2014, and alongside Parental Controls, it's all about protecting children and overseeing their use of devices. According to Wired, however, the stringent controls Apple imposes also enables potentially serious problems.
An anonymous woman referred to as Kate, has recounted how Family Sharing was used against her when she separated from her husband. Her ex was the organizer of their Family Sharing group, and refused to remove their children from it.
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