My iTunes Account Was Hacked for $375 - By My Own Kids

Mis-titled: correct summary is I got ripped off by a combination of an App that was deceptive about in game currency and forgot to turn off in-App purchasing (in fact still seem to have not done that).

And/or don't buy your kid a $300 phone with a $100/month plan. Maybe this just shows how 'old' I am at 27, but I didn't have a cellphone as a kid. In fact I didn't have one until I was 19 and was paying for it myself. My parents didn't have them, and they thought I was crazy for paying $35/month for a Sprint plan.<p>But I did accumulate a set of 'hidden fees' when I was younger to my parent's phone bill. I was within the monthly limit for our dialup provider, but we were using a 'local long distance' number to dialup, which we were unaware of. Large phone bill that month ensued and it wasn't a fun conversation then either.

Since we got a whole board full of developers, the question is how do you build this kind of app without getting yourself in trouble with consumers (and I guess eventually after a lot of credit card reversals: Apple)? Or do you just do ads or charge for the initial app?

On a side note, I wish apple would allow the option of greater locking down of app deletions. My 16 month old daughter has a few apps on my phone she loves playing, but she also often accidentally deletes some of my apps.

&#62;&#62; Consider using the iTunes Allowance system that places $10 to $50 in an iTunes account on a monthly recurring basis.<p>Wow, those kids sound spoiled.