The oddity of this has been statements from Google, as well as comparisons with other sites’ terms. A Google spokesperson said:
We’re not in a position to verify the age or legal status of any user, given the tremendous number of users accessing Google services. That said, when we become aware of a user who is violating our Terms of Service, including not being of proper age to accept the Terms of Service, we take appropriate action, which could include the termination of the user’s Google Account.
Laws, it seems, are a language all of its own with little chance for people outside the craft to really understand it (even if it’s supposed to affect them; but do you read through every word of an agreement of a website though?). Chris points out that this discrepancy is especially interesting in the light of Google’s Comments
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