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Tourists usually can't open bank accounts, so one way of doing this is by checking the payment method's country which is what I think they already do.
by mahmoudhossam 3y ago
Tourists usually can't open bank accounts, so one way of doing this is by checking the payment method's country which is what I think they already do.
- justinclift 3y ago> become a resident for a year Not really a tourist situation. ;)
- zamadatix 3y agoThe same laws say the user doesn't have to use first party payment methods for IAPs anymore and you can, of course, buy an iPhone without a bank account so it's very possible there will be no payment method on file and requiring one for the device to comply with local law would not fly. I think the article is right they might rely on the new location based service restriction. Even if you don't use location in your apps your phone can still know the location. Barring GNSS just connecting to a cellular network would be enough to know if it's in a region that needs to comply with this.
- precommunicator 3y agoDepends on how they check it. I was able to bypass major audiobook provider regional lock on some audiobooks by just changing my billing address to US (in their UI, not at my bank) - of a card that was issued by EU bank.