i do wish headlines would be more willing, in general, to underscore how pathetic a lot of social protections are, and how much being a large corporation lets you get away with because the main punishments are fines and those are frequently paltry.
On the other hand, how do you ensure someone is of age without requiring everyone to provide an ID or credit card to play games?
@alyaza For sure, especially considering that I highly doubt Microsoft is unique in violating COPPA in this way.
PC Gamer’s off in its writing about online PC games only requiring an internet connection, as nearly all the online games I can think of today require some form of account, & you just know many children aren’t asking their parents to set up an account for every one of those games.
Then again, maybe I’ve missed other articles about similar violations.
Oh good, they promised. Did anyone check to see if they had their fingers crossed?
Abandoned account signups weren’t being deleted. Hardly seems worth breaking out the torches and pitchforks over.
