September 24, 2004 5:36 AM PDT
VeriSign creates kid credentials
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A token, inserted into a USB port, is designed to verify a child's age and to protect against chatroom lurkers who can't prove their identity.
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Only biometris MIGHT do it, but, let's say: an adult could ask a kid to log him in for money.
Kids will usually not realize the consequences of that.
It seems to me to be yet another privacy invasion that does not really solve the issue.
device. This token thing is slightly better than absolutely
useless.