My kid's tablet got a virus from a free game download

Last Tuesday, my son was playing on his tablet in the living room and downloaded a 'free' racing game. The next day, my bank called about a suspicious $40 charge from an app store. I checked the tablet and found the game had installed a hidden app that was making purchases. I had to factory reset the tablet and finally set up a separate user profile for him with no payment info. Has anyone else found a good way to lock down kids' devices without making them useless?

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3 Comments

the_seth3mo ago

Separate user profile is the only way to go.

caleb_jenkins923mo ago

Wait, but what about shared family devices where separate profiles would just cause more fights?

lucas632mo ago

Yeah, I feel for @caleb_jenkins92, that sounds like a total mess.