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In article <Dnuzws.Dw6@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
rlb0p@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Gina Bull) writes:
|> In article <4hk784$p4v@kodak.rdcs.Kodak.COM>, Dave Marulli
|> <marulli@rdcs.kodak.com> writes:
|> |> How do I know that this is not just a way to gather data on kids for
|> |> reasons other than those stated on the homepage?
|> |> 
|> |> How do I know that the data submitted won't be sold to
|> mass-marketing
|> |> |> firms? Or worse?
|> |> 
|> |> Many people are questioning the 'safety' of giving out personal
|> |> information over the net. I wouldn't want my kid's answering the
|> |> questions on the registration form if they were asked by a stranger 
|> |> on the street, so why would I want them to answer them on the net?
|> |> 
|> |> Call me over-protective, but the registration form seems a bit too 
|> |> detailed.  
|> |> 
|> Good questions! In fact, I forwarded them along with my own comments to
|> the email address given at the bottom of their registration page. There
|> is a statement at the bottom of the page that says only the name, email
|> address, and country are required, but it is in itty-bitty print in a
|> location that most folks would have to scroll to in order to see it.
|> Even then, I don't see why an email address is needed.
|> 
|> Gina Bull
|> 
|> 

These are great points.  In fact, for registration, there should be a
warning to give first name only, not last name.  Using the following web
site (for the U.S.) and a last name, a home address and phone number can
be
readily found:

http://www.switchboard.com/

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