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Facebook and a range of other sites could be asked to lock out children who are under 16 and don’t have permission from parents or guardians to be on the sites, according to reports.
A last-minute amendment to new European data protection rules looks to raise the age of digital consent from 13 to 16. That would mean that sites like Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat could only be used by those over 16, or people under that age who have received permission from a legal guardian.
Though the change has drawn outrage among some people, and even given rise to a petition, the rules actually seem to just extend those that already exist up to a slightly higher age bracket.
The new European rules took their lead from the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which sets the digital age of consent at 13. But that appears to have changed.
The new draft law says that the “processing of personal data of a child below the age of 16 years shall only be lawful if and to the extent that such consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child”, according to a draft posted online by State Watch.
Facebook, social media and WhatsApp could be banned for teens if they don’t get consent from parents, according to draft EU law | News | Lifestyle | The Independent
A last-minute amendment to new European data protection rules looks to raise the age of digital consent from 13 to 16. That would mean that sites like Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat could only be used by those over 16, or people under that age who have received permission from a legal guardian.
Though the change has drawn outrage among some people, and even given rise to a petition, the rules actually seem to just extend those that already exist up to a slightly higher age bracket.
The new European rules took their lead from the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which sets the digital age of consent at 13. But that appears to have changed.
The new draft law says that the “processing of personal data of a child below the age of 16 years shall only be lawful if and to the extent that such consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child”, according to a draft posted online by State Watch.
Facebook, social media and WhatsApp could be banned for teens if they don’t get consent from parents, according to draft EU law | News | Lifestyle | The Independent
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