The Email Wars

FTC Reels In Web Sites Where Pre-Teens Send E-Cards

The Federal Trade Commission is now advising Web site operators that they should obtain parents’ consent before letting users under age 13 send an e-card that includes the senders’ e-mail address or first and last name. Previously, the FTC said site operators could allow children under 13 to forward items to their friends as long as the sites deleted the email address provided by the children. The revisions were posted recently in the FTC’s compliance materials to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.

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