Children’s right to privacy in the digital age must be improved
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A new report presented to the Human Rights Council says that maximising children’s privacy in the digital age means acting in their best interests, actively seeking children’s views and treating those views seriously.
Today’s children are the first generation to be born into a digital age, while their parents are the first to rear ‘digital children,’ according to a new report.
How this affects their privacy, as well as their development, is examined by the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, in the final report of his six-year mandate.
The two-themed report, also looking at the issue of artificial intelligence and privacy, was presented to the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council.
‘Threats to children’s privacy, both in the digital space and out of it, are increasing at alarming rates,’ says Cannataci. ‘Parents have a role to play in protecting their children’s right to privacy, but it is not only up to them: States must safeguard children’s rights by e...
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