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		blueskin_ on Aug 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ignore No More – lock your child's device until th... Because restricting to GeoIP really works well, right? Oh wait, even many users know how to use a proxy to get Iplayer/Pandora/Netflix from another country - there are even dedicated products for this purpose.

ceejayoz on Aug 19, 2014 [–]

Apple handles the restriction, not via GeoIP, but via the credit card attached to the account.

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