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With children spending increasingly more time online in the post-Covid world, parents and advocates are concerned about exposure to inappropriate content, threats and scams, driving demand for action from lawmakers. However, because the digital realm struggles to offer the same level of protection as physical IDs for the offline world, there
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More than one million UK children under 13 estimated by the ICO to be on TikTok in 2020, contrary to its terms of service. Personal data belonging to children under 13 was used without parental consent. TikTok “did not do
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TikTok could face a £27 million fine after an ICO investigation found that the company may have breached UK data protection law, failing to protect children’s privacy when using the TikTok platform. The ICO has issued TikTok Inc and
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The ICO is marking the anniversary of the groundbreaking Children’s code, that has changed how children are treated online. The Children’s code was fully rolled out in September 2021, requiring online services including websites, apps and games to provide
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At the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, the Canadian musician and record producer Grimes announced she plans to launch an “intergalactic children’s metaverse book.” Grimes’ children’s metaverse book project is part of a $100 million initiative started by the Avalanche Foundation and the non-fungible token (NFT) launchpad OP3N. Grimes Partners With OP3N
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“When I first got into Web 3, this was the kind of project I was hoping to see,” Grimes said in a statement. “I’m very excited to be partnering with [OP3N] to launch a series of educational art for babies and small children with the goal of creating a profound
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John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner, said: “The moves being made in California to follow in the footsteps of the ICO’s Children’s code speaks to the influence and leadership the UK has in the digital economy. “A Californian law would further
Read MoreThe theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day is respect and healthy relationships online. The digital world is a space for children and young people to hang out with their friends, to connect with distant relatives and to
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Dear Baroness Kidron, Many thanks for your letter of 08 October and its accompanying annex relating to the evidence gathering by 5Rights in relation to the ICO’s age appropriate design code (Children’s code). It is encouraging to see the deep dive that 5Rights have done on the code’s influence in the lead
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