Comment Contact Ethics line, Internal audit, or Corp legal (Score 2) 310
Fortune 500? Publicly traded company?
Then there is an code of ethics violation reporting mechanism. Contact them, contact internal audit, or contact corporate legal.
Reporting to the code of ethics violation provides you the strongest protection, because there is a stated policy that you cannot be retaliated against (still no guarantee that you will not be, just that it will help you in the subsequent multi-million dollar lawsuit you can bring). Make sure you mention the violation of COPPA and ask THEM to contact corp legal.
Also understand that you will not be seen as a hero. You will be branded as a troublemaker, so better be ready to switch jobs.
(Yes, I have been in a very similar position)
PS: I see some advice about documenting your interaction with the manager for the time when the shit hits the fan. Trust me, will not help you a whit if it came to that.
Then there is an code of ethics violation reporting mechanism. Contact them, contact internal audit, or contact corporate legal.
Reporting to the code of ethics violation provides you the strongest protection, because there is a stated policy that you cannot be retaliated against (still no guarantee that you will not be, just that it will help you in the subsequent multi-million dollar lawsuit you can bring). Make sure you mention the violation of COPPA and ask THEM to contact corp legal.
Also understand that you will not be seen as a hero. You will be branded as a troublemaker, so better be ready to switch jobs.
(Yes, I have been in a very similar position)
PS: I see some advice about documenting your interaction with the manager for the time when the shit hits the fan. Trust me, will not help you a whit if it came to that.