22 Apr
2000
22 Apr
'00
10:13 a.m.
On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Andrew Brown wrote:
i was actually implying that if you asked and found out they were 12, you've just broken the law. the only problem (as i see it) is there's no way for you to collect the age information *without* possibly breaking the law.
Simple, really. Just send an email to every single parent in the world with a breakdown of what you're doing, and ask for prior written consent before launching your site, and if they refuse, demand that they return a signed disclaimer. If they fail to respond at all, well, at least you tried, no? Spam? No - federal requirement! -- Patrick Evans - Sysadmin, but most certainly not a lawyer