RE: Question: Federal Law for Private Information on the web?

["Richard Smith" <Richard -dot- Smith -at- windriver -dot- com>]

I think they are referring to the law that prohibits them from asking minors
to provide personal info without prior parental consent.

I don't know the name of the act, but I'm sure a google will turn it up.


Richard Smith

> I know that there is someone in this group that can tell me
> something about this question I have.
>
> I was doing some research on patient support web sites and came
> across this statement:
>
> "Please select the month and year of your birth. Federal law
> requires that Web sites ask for your date of birth before
> collecting any personal information."
>
> Now this is the first time I have heard of this law... anyone
> here know anything about it? Please forward the responses to
> ppuffer -at- pcosupport -dot- org, I'm having problems with Outlook and its
> giving me fits.
>
> Thanks


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