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Old Apr 17, 2014 | 6:37 am
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Originally Posted by chgoeditor
The one that's pissing me off of late: Apparently there's some law requiring sites geared toward young kids to collect the parent's email address when a child registers. And I'll get emails--from major companies, like Disney--saying, "Your kid Honey Boo-Boo registered for an account and listed you as their responsible parent." Except I don't have a kid named Honey Boo-Boo. And it's almost impossible to go online and say, "No, I didn't authorize this account. Please delete it."
I was getting these as well about a year ago to an unused email account. I originally thought it was legitimate, as there was a place for me to unsubscribe, however, I wonder if it wasn't a phishing expedition trying to get a parent to sign up with some personal information. After a few months it stopped.
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