Re:I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
by pjc50 on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:02PM
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Doesn't the US impose privacy guarantees on those storing data about the under-13s anyway?
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Re:I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
by brudgers on Thursday July 30, 2015 @04:06PM
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I don't think Cisco's routers or Youtube's CDN or the typical iPad application have that capability. Stuff gets cached and logged automatically. Microsoft is a big target for lawsuits.
Re:I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
by brewdad on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:48PM
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Sure. The way around that is to simply not allow users under 13 to have an account. If a user lies about his age in order to get an account, Microsoft is no longer liable.
Re:I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
by MichaelGG on Thursday July 30, 2015 @04:43PM
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Yep. We use fake birthdays for my kids' accounts. First it is an opportunity to explain to them that you simply don't need to answer questions truthfully just because a form asks. There's zero benefit to being truthful here; only potential downsides. Same with real name.
Second I explained that under 13 means stuff won't work, so let's add 10 years or so to make sure they don't have trouble.