Family Sharing is convenient, but comes with its own risks<article>
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<strong>UPDATE:</strong> This article originally omitted discussing how location sharing
can be selectively disabled for members of a Family Sharing
group, and has been updated to include that.</p><p>
No Mac is an island, and every iPad is part of the main. But Apple has, for many years, had trouble with letting a group of allied people—let’s call them a “family”—make best used of shared devices and shared digital purchases. Family Sharing is the latest attempt by Apple to facilitate families’ sharing (if not caring).</p><p>
It comes with a hidden curse, though: Families that share together can have all their devices wiped together and all track each other’s locations, regardless of one’s age. One could argue these are
good things when you’ve chosen to opt into Family Sharing and location sharing. But, as your faithful writer keeps stressing, you have to know the risks in order to evaluate them.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2861024/family-sharing-is-convenient-but-comes-with-its-own-risks.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Family Sharing is convenient, but comes with its own risks
