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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this post is geared for children by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-23 07:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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first by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-23 07:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Child Protection by manifestcommunisto · 2003-04-23 07:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Please protect our children from first posts!
AllYourPropagandaAreBelongToUs: +3, Incendiary by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-23 08:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You are all fools, liars, and whores!!

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Where is Saddam Hussein?

Where is Dick Cheney?

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Re:FUCK AMAZON!! by Rick.C · 2003-04-23 08:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Uhh.. was that a troll?
Or did you get your dick caught in the veg-a-matic again?

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