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This law while with good intent protects nothing, foreign nations and companies are not bound by American legislation. Robert Cannon wrote: > The law in question is the Child Online Privacy Protection Act, passed in > 1998. Today, (Friday April 21) FTC rules implementing the new law take > effect. You may be interested in the following information: > > FTC's How to Comply with COPPA > http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.htm > > FTC's Privacy website > http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html > > According to the FTC guide, the following people must comply and thus will > want to learn more about this: > > QUOTE > > If you operate a commercial Web site or an online service directed to > children under 13 that collects personal information from children or if you > operate a general audience Web site and have actual knowledge that it > collects personal information > from children, you must comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection > Act. > > * To determine whether a Web site is directed to children, the FTC will > consider several factors, including the subject matter; visual or audio > content; the age of models on the site; language; whether advertising on the > Web site is directed to children; information regarding the age of the > actual or intended audience; and whether a site uses animated characters or > other child-oriented features. > > * To determine whether an entity is an "operator" with respect to > information collected at a site, the FTC will consider who owns and controls > the information; who pays for the collection and maintenance of the > information; what the pre-existing contractual relationships are in > connection with the information; and what role the Web site plays in > collecting or maintaining the information. > > END QUOTE > > -Robert Cannon > Internet Telecom Project > www.cybertelecom.org > > ------Original Message------ > From: "Moe Allen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: April 21, 2000 7:10:50 PM GMT > Subject: New Federal Law > > The Federal Government just announced a new Law that goes into effect today. > > ______________________________________________ > FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com > Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup -- Thank you; |--------------------------------------------| | Thinking is a learned process so is UNIX | |--------------------------------------------| Henry R. Linneweh
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