[28250] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Re: New Federal Law (COPPA)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mr. James W. Laferriere)
Fri Apr 21 23:36:32 2000
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 20:32:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
To: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@eiv.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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Hello Shawn, Man where dod you learn to swing a hammer :-)
that nail got driven clean thru Ladies/Gents . That is exactly
where the problem lies , - PARENTS - '.' Not anywhere else . JimL
On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, 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.
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