Apple promises to finally fix Screen Time bug that lets children visit blocked sites

A bug that lets users circumvent Apple's Screen Time parental controls, and corporate web blacklists, was discovered in 2020, but Apple has refused to fix it — until now.Screen Time's website blocking can be circumventedThis is not the same Screen Time bug that meant children could use their iPhone or iPad for longer than their parents set. Apple acknowledged that problem in 2023, and it's mostly been fixed.What definitely has not been fixed — but reportedly will be in the next update to iOS — is a way to circumvent restrictions on what websites children can access through Safari. According to The Wall Street Journal, researchers spotted in 2020 that it was possible to prefix the address of a blocked site with a certain sequence of characters, and gain access. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums