[TriLUG] OT: at what age would you setup email for a child

[William Sutton]

because legislation is always binding on people out to make a buck (see 
also, "Cardholder Services" and "Federal Do Not Call Registry").

better plan is to protect yourself and your family and not to rely upon 
some legislation to do it for you.

William Sutton

On Mon, 1 Dec 2014, Igor Partola wrote:

> That's a bit over the top because nowadays kids under the age of 18
> definitely need email for things like school projects. Also take a look at
> this:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act.
> Highlights: for users under age 13, there are additional restrictions on
> website operators for how to collect personal information. The opposite of
> that means that if you are older than 13, you have slightly less protection.
>
> My personal opinion is that it should be on a case-by-case basis: if the
> child is mature, and a critical thinker, then email (and other web usage)
> at a younger age may be more appropriate than for someone who is older, yet
> not mature enough. There will be no magic number here as everyone's a bit
> different. A good test would be this: show them their favorite music video
> on YouTube. Then show them the comments section. If their first impulse is
> to reply, don't let them online :).
>
> Igor
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