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Then such a law is unconstitutional since it openly discriminates against a particular age group and was crafted with such intent in mind, as to deter the use of an informational instrument and network pathways for personal growth of A said class of people in the United States. Shawn McMahon wrote: > It's worse than that. > > Giving something away in a contest that's illegal in Florida? > > Sorry, can't ask what state they're from without parental permission. > > Need their email address for password verification? Sorry. > > Effectively, this bars children from accessing the net, since companies > won't be able to affordably comply. > > And all to protect children from something that their parents can far more > effectively protect them against. > > On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Andrew Brown wrote: > > > > i have a website that might be collecting information from children, > > even though that's not the "target" audience. can i ask the person > > how old they are, or is that a violation of the law? > > > > it seems to me that i must break the law in order to comply. -- Thank you; |--------------------------------------------| | Thinking is a learned process so is UNIX | |--------------------------------------------| Henry R. Linneweh
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