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Google is ready to target a special set of potential new customers: Children under the age of 13. The Information and The Wall Street Journal report that the company wants to offer children an easy yet safe way to access Google Internet services including Gmail and YouTube, which aren’t officially available to children, although they can easily sidestep Google’s precautionary settings by lying about their age when setting up an account. This particular move doesn’t come without its share of controversy, especially considering Google’s privacy-infringing actions in the past and the fact that strict laws govern what Internet companies can do when it comes to kids accessing their services. However, the company apparently wants  make parents feel more comfortable about this by offering