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Apple is fixing a years-old parental control bug that lets kids avoid web filters
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Though it has that glossy Apple sheen, the feature is functionally hampered by bugs like those that Stern mentions: not receiving requests for more time, for instance, or an occasionally blank screen usage chart. At the time, the company said that the apps were inappropriately taking advantage of its enterprise-focused mobile device management (MDM) profiles that enable control over company-issued iPhones. Apple forbid removed apps that were using the powerful management feature — a not unreasonable move considering the very real dangers that sort of access poses.
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