4 ms·
COPPA is about the fact that 9-year-olds can’t meaningfully consent to privacy policies. Adults can, and can even do so on behalf of their children under COPPA,
by closeparen 6y ago
COPPA is about the fact that 9-year-olds can’t meaningfully consent to privacy policies. Adults can, and can even do so on behalf of their children under COPPA, it’s just that most sites would rather ban children than deal with parent signature forms.
- yellowapple 6y ago> COPPA is about the fact that 9-year-olds can’t meaningfully consent to privacy policies. And 13 year olds can? I'm probably preaching to the choir, but it seems like COPPA set the bar too low. And further, it's pretty straightforward to be COPPA compliant - even with toddlers using your website - if you, you know, don't collect personal information to begin with. Again, probably choir-preaching...
- closeparen 6y agoI most often remember seeing this invoked over email address, where email is intrinsic to the site’s functionality.