I think I need to explain why we need my wished feature before I make the wish.
<font color=blue>16 C.F.R. Part 312 [Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)]</font color=blue>
This friday (April 21, 2000) COPPA goes in to effect in the United States. Under COPPA (FTC Rule 16 C.F.R Part 312) web sites can not collect any information from Children under the age of 13 with out "verifiable parental consent" or face a $10,000 fine for each child.
The statute defines "verifiable parental consent" as "any reasonable effort (taking into consideration available technology) ... to ensure that a parent of a child ... authorizes the collection, use, and disclosure" of a child's personal information.
<font color=red> I strongly suggest that everyone read the rules. </font color=red>
<A HREF="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/9910/childfinal.htm " target="_new">http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/9910/childfinal.htm </A>
I am posting this message in WISHLIST because I think we need a way to check a users age on account setup. If that users is under 13, the account setup needs to end.
-Ken Torbeck <font color=blue>WWW.INFOSITE.</font color=blue><font color=red>ORG</font color=red> Special Needs & disAbilities Info. Center
