It seems Traci from MapMyRide.com read this post about my not wanting to put even more personal information into their servers. I thought it was a marketing thing, which I understand but was just kind of irked about at the time. I have personal information everywhere. Heck, my sex and age are on every race results page! But I just didn't feel the need to give it to them.
So, according to Traci in a note back to me (it was in the "spam" comments section so not seen by everyone), "The reason we ask for date of birth is due to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which means we do not knowingly collect any information from users under the age of 14." OK then. I'll give up the information and keep using the service, which I really do like and find useful to be able to share routes right inline with text. Not to get too political..but that's what we're talking about here....the laws are out of control; there has to be a better way to protect minors rather than ask everyone for their age.
I just deleted a long rant about politicians. My apologies to MapMyRide because you are obviously caught up in the mix of restrictive laws. I'll stop now concerning politics.
Going fishing tomorrow. I get to stand in the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park. It is a top ten activity in my life, so I'm quite excited.
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