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In the case of COPPA, the slippery slope guidelines of being deliberately opaque come straight from the FTC: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/gu

by puzzle 8y ago

In the case of COPPA, the slippery slope guidelines of being deliberately opaque come straight from the FTC: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions#General%20Audience https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/com... "If you choose to block children under 13 on your general audience site or service, you should take care to design your age screen in a manner that does not encourage children to falsify their ages to gain access to your site or service. Ask age information in a neutral manner at the point at which you invite visitors to provide personal information or to create a user ID."

mancerayder 8y ago
I see your point, but I don't read it the same way you do. This is referring to the age screen test (similar to Steam's on PG 13 or R games). But the poster above was spurned by Google support. I think the real reason he was spurned is that Google support isn't that effective or responsive in a lot of cases, full stop.
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  Doubly not relevant for a paid g-suite organization. It’s not like his daughter can just go sign up for an account and lie about her age, the admin has to add users.
  - ceejayoz 8y ago
    The admin is not asked for a birthday. IIRC, it's largely optional - YouTube will require it to watch a violent/sexually suggestive video, at which point you may get locked out if you give a sub-13 one. For example: https://sunpig.com/martin/2011/07/03/google-made-my-son-cry/ https://sunpig.com/martin/2011/07/03/google-made-my-son-cry/
    - wlesieutre 8y ago
      Right, so >you should take care to design your age screen in a manner that does not encourage children to falsify their ages to gain access to your site or service. Ask age information in a neutral manner at the point at which you invite visitors to provide personal information or to create a user ID doesn't have anything to do with this. There's definitely no age screen for the kid to lie on, and it sounds like the admin doesn't even provide an age either

by puzzle 8y ago

mancerayder 8y ago

I see your point, but I don't read it the same way you do. This is referring to the age screen test (similar to Steam's on PG 13 or R games). But the poster above was spurned by Google support. I think the real reason he was spurned is that Google support isn't that effective or responsive in a lot of cases, full stop.

wlesieutre 8y ago
Doubly not relevant for a paid g-suite organization. It’s not like his daughter can just go sign up for an account and lie about her age, the admin has to add users.
- ceejayoz 8y ago
  The admin is not asked for a birthday. IIRC, it's largely optional - YouTube will require it to watch a violent/sexually suggestive video, at which point you may get locked out if you give a sub-13 one. For example: https://sunpig.com/martin/2011/07/03/google-made-my-son-cry/ https://sunpig.com/martin/2011/07/03/google-made-my-son-cry/
  - wlesieutre 8y ago
    Right, so >you should take care to design your age screen in a manner that does not encourage children to falsify their ages to gain access to your site or service. Ask age information in a neutral manner at the point at which you invite visitors to provide personal information or to create a user ID doesn't have anything to do with this. There's definitely no age screen for the kid to lie on, and it sounds like the admin doesn't even provide an age either