Amazon Calls Children's Privacy Complaint Groundless

Posted by timothy on Wednesday April 23, 2003 @07:28AM from the you-mean-kids-have-privacy dept.

theodp writes "Eleven groups, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Junkbusters, filed a complaint with the FTC, asking that it investigate Amazon for violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. An Amazon spokesman called the complaint groundless because "Amazon.com is not a site directed at children." So what was the deal with those Amazon Press Releases for the Harry Potter Magical Candy Contest For Children Ages 6 to 13, Toy Quest Toy Design Contest For Kids 12 And Under, and the Be a Poet Contest For All Kids 12 and Under?" Update: 04/23 23:54 GMT by T :theodp writes with an update from Ad Age which says that Amazon has "announced it has removed children's identifying information from its Web sites."

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Re:I hate it when I'm not rooting for the underdog by rot26 · 2003-04-23 08:16 · Score: 3, Interesting

there were actually more than three questions... they started out with stuff that only a baby boomer would know (like "what was richard nixon's dog's name?") and got progressively more current until your age range could be estimated.

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I'm always a kid by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-23 09:00 · Score: 1, Interesting

Whenever I register online, I check the "under 13" box so I don't have to fill in the rest of the crap.