Episode Details

Utah's new law requiring app store age verification sparks debate about privacy, effectiveness, and youth circumvention tactics. Panelists Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby discuss on-device versus external data handling, parental controls, and implications for user privacy. They also discuss Apple's immersive Vision Pro Metallica concert experience and explore whether the quality and versatility of virtual reality justifies its premium cost.

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Chapters:

00:05 Age Verification in Utah 08:42 Parental Controls Discussion 09:59 Apple Vision Pro Concert Experience 14:49 Social Media Connections and Wrap-Up

Links:

Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age-verification bill and require parental consent for minors to download apps; the bill heads to the governorhttps://www.theverge.com/news/624981/utah-app-store-age-verification-bill

Apple announces new immersive concert experience for Apple Vision Prohttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/11/apple-announces-new-immersive-concert-experience-for-apple-vision-pro/

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast

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