LAW: Web Sites Need Parent's Permission
The government will start surfing the Web Friday to enforce the first federal statute on online privacy - a new law that imposes thousands of dollars in fines on marketers who collect personal information from children under 13. The law, aimed at protecting the privacy of preteens online, requires Web sites to seek the permission of parents before collecting personal information from children under 13. Primarily targeting intrusive online marketers - who in the past have asked children for financial information about their parents - the law imposes fines of $11,000 per violation.