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> Children would then have to ignore the terms and lie to the date of birth screen (fraud) to gain access Out of curiosity - is that really fraud? It doesn’t s
by ramchip 8y ago
> Children would then have to ignore the terms and lie to the date of birth screen (fraud) to gain access
Out of curiosity - is that really fraud? It doesn’t sound like it hurts the company.
- londons_explore 8y agoFalsifying information to trick a company into doing something illegal (collecting data on a minor) for personal gain (ability to use service) sounds like fraud to me.
- oarsinsync 8y agoIf you're considered too young to have the right judgement to vote, drink, die for your country or be married off (excepting the US states that still allow marriage from age 12[0]), you should also be too young to be held liable for fraud. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_marriage_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_marriage_in_the_United_...
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoIsn't that the point, you pass off the legal liability to the user who can't be held liable and so bypass the need to restrict your service to over-13s.
- throwaway2048 8y agolying isn't the same thing as fraud.