<<Is it the vendors responsibility to VALIDATE the age of the user? >>
I don't believe so. If they ask and are lied to, I think it stops right there. Should I be able to sue my auto maker because my kids grabbed my keys and was able to drive a car under age and without a license? I mean my vehicle doesn't validate the drivers age. Should it? Certainly not. (BTW, this didn't really happen, just trying to make a point). Really if anything, the DA should charge the parents with child endangerment. My Space has been all over the news about being frequented by on-line stalkers. I know I absolutely refuse to let my kids use it. The attitude in this country of "it's always someone else's fault that something that happened to me (or I did something)" is getting totally absurd. Jim. BTW, should not this be on the off-topic list? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Is MySpace at fault? Is it the vendors responsibility to VALIDATE the age of the user? <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/20/myspace_sued/> I hear our customer support gals talk to parents all the time about the child taking the parents checking account info and using it for online porn. Probably 20-50 pissed off parents a week. And our client base is nowhere in scope compared to MySpace. Stephen Russell DBA / Developer Electracash, Inc. 5100 Poplar Ave. Suite 2518 Memphis, Tennessee 38137 1-901-684-0348 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.electracash.com The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
