I'm sad to see how children are being deprived from basic rights to freely exchange information. It's not the age, that makes you dumb enough to share something you shouldn't for your own good.
This, and enforcing religion on kids by their parents are two things why we, the Internet, should start a campaign for children's rights.
How do you enforce these laws, how do they define things like misuse, and what constitutes 'personal information'?
For the right to be forgotten, how can I know for certain if the data was removed? Is there a regulatory agency that audits companies?
For the under 16 parental consent, what happens if the child lies about their age? How can a software company enforce this? How can we hold them responsible if everyone on their service lies about their age? Even if the child doesn't lie about their age, how can the software company reliably get consent from the parents?
It would just be easier to make a law that "no personal information can be stored on the internet".
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 12.8 ms ] threadThis, and enforcing religion on kids by their parents are two things why we, the Internet, should start a campaign for children's rights.
For the right to be forgotten, how can I know for certain if the data was removed? Is there a regulatory agency that audits companies?
For the under 16 parental consent, what happens if the child lies about their age? How can a software company enforce this? How can we hold them responsible if everyone on their service lies about their age? Even if the child doesn't lie about their age, how can the software company reliably get consent from the parents?
It would just be easier to make a law that "no personal information can be stored on the internet".