Earlier this year, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a consultation on a draft code of practice for designing age-appropriate access for children accessing online services (Code). The consultation closed on 31 May 2019 but the ICO has recently released an update on its progress in producing the Code.
The finalised Code will be informed…
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a consultation on a draft code of practice for designing age-appropriate access for children accessing online products and services provided by information society services (ISS). The consultation closes on 31 May 2019. The draft code sets out principles for any online service accessed by children under the age of 18.
This code of practice is based on the key principle in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. In the context of today’s myriad of online services, it has become increasingly difficult for both parents and children to make informed choices or exercise control over the way services use children’s personal data. The code aims to respect the rights and duties of the parents but also the children’s evolving capacity to make their own choices.
The code requires ISS providers to abide by 16 cumulative standards when processing personal data of children through their services:…
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