[ale] google docs

William Fragakis william at fragakis.com
Mon Dec 21 19:49:56 EST 2009


The birth date request is most likely to conform to the "Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998" or COPPA which forbids collecting
information on anyone under 13

http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm

Almost any web site where you can "create an account" either requires
your birth date or an assurance you are 13 or older.

wf
On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 16:24 -0500, drifter wrote:
> My son tried to talk me into creating an account on Google Docs.
> 
> So I started down the path and my first stumble was Google's need for my 
> birth date.  There can be no legitimate need for that data.
> Then I started reading the Terms Of Service.
> 
> Buried within were these two paragraphs:
> 
> 11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content 
> which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By 
> submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, 
> irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive licence to 
> reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly 
> display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or 
> through, the Services. This licence is for the sole purpose of enabling 
> Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked 
> for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.
> 
>     11.2 You agree that this licence includes a right for Google to make 
> such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals 
> with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated 
> services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those 
> services.
> 
> (You'd think they would know how to spell 'license.')
> 
> I won't be using this, ah, "service."  It is a license to steal, for 
> financial gain.
> 
> Sean
> 
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