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by DanBC 4866 days ago
> As a child, under the age of 18, in the US, has no rights.

I was going to mention the UN convention on the rights of children.

(http://www.unicef.org.uk/UNICEFs-Work/Our-mission/UN-Convent...)

But it seems that only 2 countries haven't formally approved it - Somalia and the US. (And Somalia doesn't have a government, so I guess they get a pass for the moment.)

Articles 3, 5, 12, 13, 15, 16, etc etc would all be relevant. If you had carried on with the software this could have helped sell the product. Compare

"You are under 18. You have no rights" with

"You are under 18. You have rights. We know what they are, and we feel our product helps you enforce your rights, and carefully balances your rights with your parent's rights."