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On Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:21:08 +0000 Martijn Grooten <martijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 12:06:42PM +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > Yes, I understand that. However just setting up an email account is > > not age restricted, is it? > > It is. Here are the age requirements for Google accounts (and thus for > Gmail): > > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1350409?hl=en > > This may sound silly, but when you sign up for an email account, you > enter into an agreement with the email provider. > > > And anyway, you can put in any sensible date of birth, true or > > false. How can anyone tell? > > Obviously no one can. IANAL, but I suspect it is done because without > it, the website is breaking the law by providing a service to an > underaged person, whereas now it is the child (and thus perhaps their > parents) who is breaking the law. > > Martijn. > > Well, live and learn. When I am asked for a date of birth in situations where I feel it is not necessary I often put in a false one. But that is not because I am under-age (LOL) but because I feel that it is none of their business and is not really needed anyway. So am I breaking the law? Obviously if I feel that the reason for the question is valid I put in the real data. Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq