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>One website that collects personal data had a field for Date of Birth. If >you entered a DOB that meant that you were underaged, the webpage refused to >go further. Thus, the webpage could collect the data where individual was >of legal age but would just automatically refuse if under age. This doesnt >seem too hard. that sounds like an obvious use of javascript; something that i can't condone. web monkeys^Wdevelopers that know how to do javascript think that it completely obviates the need for cgi. i, of course, know better, but had to spend a week at one point convincing them of this. besides, javascript can be turned off or not work. are you allowed to base your legal defense on something so flimsy? -- |-----< "CODE WARRIOR" >-----| [email protected] * "ah! i see you have the internet [email protected] (Andrew Brown) that goes *ping*!" [email protected] * "information is power -- share the wealth."
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