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Kids (under 13 in USA, under 16 in Netherlands) aren't allowed to have gmail accounts AFAIK https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1350409?hl=en https://su

Kids (under 13 in USA, under 16 in Netherlands) aren't allowed to have gmail accounts AFAIK https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1350409?hl=en https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1350409?hl=en

nommm-nommm 10y ago
That's due to a Clinton era law Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). It forbids companies form collecting personal info from children under 13 without their parents permission.
- Pxtl 10y ago
  What's funny is that nobody seems to provide a workflow to actually create accounts for kids. I want to set up a supervised google account for my son for hangouts et al... and I have no idea how. I guess that's not a thing.
  - nommm-nommm 10y ago
    It is for some services/websites that have policies in place. Google probably doesn't care enough to have a process, not worth it for them.
    - nommm-nommm 10y ago
      Since I can't edit here is an example: http://www.neopets.com/coppa/consentform.phtml http://www.neopets.com/coppa/consentform.phtml Google doesn't care because it takes more effort for them to obey by the law than its worth for them at this time.
      - jaredandrews 10y ago
        Haha, I remember getting this signed and then faxed by my dad when I was like 11. Funny seeing it here because I first learned HTML from Neopets (anyone else?). HTML brought me to javascript and computer programming in general. 15 years later, that form is still up and I guess kids are still playing Neopets. And now I am here, weird.
  - roghummal 10y ago
    >I want to set up a supervised google account for my son for hangouts et al... Why?
    - Pxtl 10y ago
      Same reason I have a landline, so he and his friends can talk. He's 8.
iBotPeaches 10y ago
Yes, so if the age is under 13 the "Google" option to signup is disabled. So you are forced to use the "Pokemon Trainer" account which I know nothing about.
ja27 10y ago
That's their stated policy, but we've previously been able to get an under-13 child account though support by verifying parental consent, which is all COPPA requires in the U.S.
ksenzee 10y ago
Kids know they have to lie about their age online to get access to anything worth having. My 9-year-old has been doing it as long as she's been allowed to use the internet.

nommm-nommm 10y ago

That's due to a Clinton era law Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). It forbids companies form collecting personal info from children under 13 without their parents permission.

Pxtl 10y ago
What's funny is that nobody seems to provide a workflow to actually create accounts for kids. I want to set up a supervised google account for my son for hangouts et al... and I have no idea how. I guess that's not a thing.
- nommm-nommm 10y ago
  It is for some services/websites that have policies in place. Google probably doesn't care enough to have a process, not worth it for them.
  - nommm-nommm 10y ago
    Since I can't edit here is an example: http://www.neopets.com/coppa/consentform.phtml http://www.neopets.com/coppa/consentform.phtml Google doesn't care because it takes more effort for them to obey by the law than its worth for them at this time.
    - jaredandrews 10y ago
      Haha, I remember getting this signed and then faxed by my dad when I was like 11. Funny seeing it here because I first learned HTML from Neopets (anyone else?). HTML brought me to javascript and computer programming in general. 15 years later, that form is still up and I guess kids are still playing Neopets. And now I am here, weird.
- roghummal 10y ago
  >I want to set up a supervised google account for my son for hangouts et al... Why?
  - Pxtl 10y ago
    Same reason I have a landline, so he and his friends can talk. He's 8.

iBotPeaches 10y ago

Yes, so if the age is under 13 the "Google" option to signup is disabled. So you are forced to use the "Pokemon Trainer" account which I know nothing about.

ja27 10y ago

That's their stated policy, but we've previously been able to get an under-13 child account though support by verifying parental consent, which is all COPPA requires in the U.S.

ksenzee 10y ago

Kids know they have to lie about their age online to get access to anything worth having. My 9-year-old has been doing it as long as she's been allowed to use the internet.