ABSTRACT
Technology and the Internet have become significant and irreversible elements of modern life. Young people are particularly active users of digital services. In recent years, the number of young Internet users has grown significantly. They tend to stay online for longer periods, and they are starting younger. While these technologies offer great opportunities and can improve daily life, every major beneficial development also has downsides. Many concerns have been raised over the emergence of internet-connected toys and wearables along with other smart devices and applications that were not necessarily developed for children’s use. Leaving aside the visible risks such as sexual abuse, insomnia, obesity, low self-esteem or addiction, there are other hidden risks such as privacy invasions and data protection violations. These occur because children using the Internet, in effect, data subjects whose information is shared collected and processed, without their knowledge of or any understanding of potential consequences. Parents may be equally unaware of the privacy and security compromises their children are making and of all the possible impacts of data processing, data linkage, and data aggregation that may affect their rights and freedoms …
Cansu Caglar, Children’s Right To Privacy And Data Protection: Does the Article on Conditions Applicable to Child’s Consent Under the GDPR Tackle the Challenges of the Digital Era or Create Further Confusion?, European Journal of Law and Technology volume 12 no 2 (2021).
First posted 2021-10-25 15:00:34
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