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Larrikin
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0.  Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject: Coppa |
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I was wondering this site could follow the The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and require kids under the age of 13 to have their parents verify them being able to sign up for this website. For their protection and ours.
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slkmmm
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| 1. Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Edible Bondage Tape
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| 2. Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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i like any idea that filters out kids as much as the next guy but whats to kep them from lying
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Larrikin
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| 3. Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Enigmatic Baffling Tool wrote: | | i like any idea that filters out kids as much as the next guy but whats to kep them from lying |
Just force them to enter in a bday without telling them whatll happen if theyre under 13. Plus if theyre smart enough to get around the age 13 rule then theyre probably smart enough to not cause problems here.
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Cutriss
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| 4. Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Larrikin wrote: | | Enigmatic Baffling Tool wrote: | | i like any idea that filters out kids as much as the next guy but whats to kep them from lying |
Just force them to enter in a bday without telling them whatll happen if theyre under 13. Plus if theyre smart enough to get around the age 13 rule then theyre probably smart enough to not cause problems here. |
phpBB actually has a built-in mechanic for handling COPPA registrations. IIRC, it's enabled by default, which means that it was consciously turned off when the BB was set up.
Personally, I think it (the law) is a farce as far as it pertains to Internet content, because as we all know, anyone with bad intentions is going to resort to bad behavior to go through with it. It does nothing for anyone other than to falsely comfort parents who aren't raising their children.
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Agilab
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| 5. Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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I thought it didn't let you register if you clicked "I am under 13 years old"
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Larrikin
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| 6. Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Agilab wrote: | | I thought it didn't let you register if you clicked "I am under 13 years old" |
Maybe they should make something less obvious. Like what geocities did where youd type in all your information without any prompts. Then it would pop up and say blah blah youre under 13 and cant register and send you a cookie so you couldnt just go back.
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Phrekwenci
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| 7. Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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As if you there was an extra option in the profile set up that included age but didn't make it public. And you would automatically set up your profile upon clicking 'Register'. That would probably catch some people off guard.
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