Google sought fellow tech giants' help in stalling kids' privacy protections

Re:Google sought fellow tech giants' help in stalling kids' ... by 908B64B197 on Saturday October 23, 2021 @05:50PM (#28972697)

My car isn't supposed to be driven by someone without a license. It's kept locked when not in use.

Yet, that might not stop a 17 years old without a license from stealing my keys and taking it for a joy ride. Should we then outlaw cars since evidently it doesn't function within the law?

These kids are violating the ToS.

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Re:Google sought fellow tech giants' help in stalling kids' ... by JeremyNT on Saturday October 23, 2021 @06:08PM (#28972846)

While I love a good car analogy as much as the next person this really doesn't fly.

First of all, the TOS click through flow is more like leaving a car running, unlocked, and adding a piece of masking tape that says "please don't drive me" on the door handle. TOS operate entirely on the honor system.

Second, you have no incentive for random children to come drive your car. For the tech giants, more users are great! So their incentives here are all in favor of letting kids sign up and doing the bare minimum to try and prevent this required to appease regulators.

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Re:Google sought fellow tech giants' help in stalling kids' ... by 908B64B197 on Saturday October 23, 2021 @09:25PM (#28974056)

> is more like leaving a car running, unlocked

It's still unlawfull to enter it and drive it, at least in America.

"Your honor, the car was asking for it".

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