Topic: Children and digital

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What should we teach children about online privacy, and how?

As children use more online services, concern has been growing about the increasing amounts of data that they share with tech companies, as evidenced by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s efforts to create a code of...Read more

26-06-2019|Comment|author: Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri

Conceptualising privacy online: what do, and what should, children understand?

Post-Cambridge-Analytica, and post-GDPR, children are becoming increasingly aware of how their data is being used online but there are still limits to their digital literacy. In this post, Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri...Read more

18-10-2018|Comment|author: Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri

Mobile phones now banned in French schools

The start of the new school year in France has brought with it a ban on mobile phones during school hours. It affects children in primary school and those aged 11-15. This new ruling leaves children...Read more

06-09-2018|Comment|author: Julia Zvobgo

Council of Europe: EU states must protect digital rights of children

EU countries have been given clear guidelines on how to better respect and protect the rights of children in a ‘digital environment’. They form part of a new recommendation adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE) which...Read more

11-07-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy