Laujhull
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Q: Why do I need a credit card for family sharing?

i would like like to setup family sharing. I have an iPhone my 7year old has just got an iPad, I would like keep tabs on what he try's to download etc but in

the process it says I need a credit card on file. I already have a debit card registered And don't have a credit card.  Why is this a problem?

iPad Mini, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Jan 1, 2015 2:25 PM

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Q: Why do I need a credit card for family sharing?

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  • by norm123,

    norm123 norm123 Jan 3, 2015 6:08 AM in response to Laujhull
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    Jan 3, 2015 6:08 AM in response to Laujhull

    Hello Laujhull,

     

    The reason you need a credit card is that to comply with child online privacy protection laws, the CVV or security code provides parental consent for the purchases that will be made. You will need to do that before continue and you can even switch back to your debit card after you finish the setup. The article below will explain further. 

     

    Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids

    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201084

     

    Regards,

    -Norm G. 

  • by militantmikef,

    militantmikef militantmikef Mar 28, 2016 1:32 PM in response to norm123
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    Mar 28, 2016 1:32 PM in response to norm123

    This is a useless response if you are sharing with family members over that age and do not wish to provide credit card information or have to authorize purchases for them. Why can we not just create the sharing and keep all billing aspects for family members over a certain age separate. Or does Apple just want to keep generating revenue off of the parents.

    Maybe I should switch to another device, this *****.