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<div style="16px" text-align="left"><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left"><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left"><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">4 Nov 2019, 12:53 by mdeen@xs4all.nl:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div style="16px" text-align="left">In any case, I see that the "You must be 13 years or older to use the Services." is still there.<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">Really? Someone under 13 can not look at the OSM map? I'm sorry, but that is completely laughable. And not enforcable at all.<br></div></blockquote><div style="16px" text-align="left">It is probably necessary for legal reasons, such requirement is typical in TOUs.<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left"><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">Mostly result of COPPA[1] and similar laws. Extreme requirements on providing<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">service to children younger than 13 makes it is easier to ban all children younger than 13<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">from service than comply with them.<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left"><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">Especially in cases where children are not very likely to contribute<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">or will cooperate by ignoring laughable parts of ToU[2].<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left"><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act</a> - not sure is <br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">OSM directly affected, but USA loves to enforce its laws outside its proper jurisdiction <br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left"><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">[2] I do not recommend admitting this, as it may be necessary (again for legal reasons)<br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">to ban accounts operated by children. Also see <br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/31/twitter-blocking-users-who-were-underage-when-they-signed-up">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/31/twitter-blocking-users-who-were-underage-when-they-signed-up</a><br></div><div style="16px" text-align="left">for extreme case.<br></div> </body>
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