Google is planning to allow kids under 13 to have their own personal accounts on services such as YouTube and Gmail, according to reports. Under the new system, parents would be able to set up accounts for their children, control their use of those accounts, and regulate the information collected about them. “You could say that Google is just recognizing reality,” said Greg Sterling, VP of strategy for the Local Search Association. “Children under 13 do use Google services such as Google.com and YouTube. Large numbers … also have Gmail.”
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Google May Start Grooming Little Googlers
Posted by: Katherine Noyes August 19, 2014 03:30 PMGoogle is planning to allow kids under 13 to have their own personal accounts on services such as YouTube and Gmail, according to reports. Under the new system, parents would be able to set up accounts for their children, control their use of those accounts, and regulate the information collected about them. “You could say that Google is just recognizing reality,” said Greg Sterling, VP of strategy for the Local Search Association. “Children under 13 do use Google services such as Google.com and YouTube. Large numbers … also have Gmail.”