(story: AOL launches teen Visa card) Is it just me, or do I find the whole idea of teens with Visa cards utterly disturbing? At one time this was the only way adult sites could make sure that people signing up for their sites were adults but awhile ago this became no longer an option when credit card companies decided that minors with plastic was going to be ok. Credit cards aren’t IDs, I understand that concept, but without any other ways to check ages for adult-oriented content, this whole Visa thing concerns me. Why should I give my children a Visa with X dollars on it when I can visit the site they want to take part in and just pay for it. Parents should be involved in what their kids are doing and that very much includes online purchases and acceptable sites to surf. This kids with plastic thing falls in with kids having cell phones, and I haven’t really understood that either. Hmm.