We’ve all heard the problems where parents accidentally let their kids rack up huge bills in in-app purchases using their parents’ account, so we can only imagine the havoc kids could raise if they owned their own iTunes account with a parents’ credit card linked to it! While abuse of the card is possible, at the same time it can be helpful if a kid has their own iTunes account that is used for educational purposes, and in the latest iTunes Store’s terms and agreement, Apple has revised it so that kids aged 13 years and older are now allowed to sign up for their own iTunes account.
However this will only be possible if an approved educational institution sends in the request. This revision in the terms and agreement is in conjunction with a new mobile device management option that allows teachers more capabilities along with the ability to control iOS devices used by kids in an educational setting. Teachers will be able to control the way the iPad is setup, along with the ability to prevent students from switching apps, meaning that switching out of an educational app in favor of Angry Birds will not be possible.
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