[28252] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Re: Re: New Federal Law (COPPA)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Shawn McMahon)
Sat Apr 22 01:46:00 2000
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Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 01:42:58 EDT
From: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@eiv.com>
To: "John A. Tamplin" <jat@LiveOnTheNet.COM>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, "John A. Tamplin" wrote:
>
> > Need their email address for password verification? Sorry.
>
> Did you even read any of it first? It specifically exempts reponding
> to one-time requests from requiring parental consent. I presume you
> don't need to verify the address more than once.
>
You're being obtuse. Fine, if you're one of those people who can't
comprehend hypotheticals, I'll give you concrete examples:
Mailing lists.
Slashdot.
TV Guide.
Those are examples of sites that must preserve information in order to
provide their services.
