"All users must be at least 13 years of age."
As long as we don't have have to act our age. I'm tempted to ask where that age limit originated? Why not 12 or 14?
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) is a United States federal law, located at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506 (Pub.L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681-728, enacted October 21, 1998).
The act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information by persons or entities under U.S. jurisdiction about children under 13 years of age including children outside the U.S., if the company is U.S.-based.[1] It details what a website operator must include in a privacy policy,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act
I wonder how often that gets enforced?
There's no way to enforce it.
It's primarily the responsibility of parents to know the websites their kids are registering to.
Thanks!
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