Ask HN: Is it legal to ask for personal information without reason?
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Seems like a very misguided effort to comply with COPPA since the site content is likely geared toward teens/pre-teens.
I clicked the "enter" button without selecting a year and the URL changed to https://www.j-14.com/?age_gate%5Bbirth_year%5D=&age_gate%5Bc...
I would assume the better way to notify users is the way other sites have an alert bar at the top or bottom with their cookie policy.
I clicked the "enter" button without selecting a year and the URL changed to https://www.j-14.com/?age_gate%5Bbirth_year%5D=&age_gate%5Bc...
I would assume the better way to notify users is the way other sites have an alert bar at the top or bottom with their cookie policy.
Well I hope they enjoy my age of -1.
To tell you the answer, I need to know the last 4 of your social
Seriously? Just enter fake info.
"What year were you born?" [Blank area to type in year] "Enter" Privacy Policy
It seems super spammy but is it legal? It's a little scary that people can be preyed on in this way.
Source: https://www.j-14.com/