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New Code of Practice for child online privacy emphasises ‘privacy by design’

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Published on: 22 January 2020

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LNB News 22/01/2020

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Issue Date: 22 January 2020

Published Date: 22 January 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released a Code of Practice to protect children’s privacy online. The Code of Practice, coined the Age Appropriate Design Code, sets out 15 standards that those designing, developing or providing online services are expected to meet in order to protect the privacy of children. The code requires that children be provided ‘with a built-in baseline of data protection whenever they download a new app, game or visit a website’. The ICO submitted the code to the Secretary of State in November 2019 and must now complete a statutory process before it is put before parliament for approval. Following approval, organisations will be given a 12-month deadline to update their practices before the code comes into effect. Claire Williams, principal associate, at Mills & Reeve encourages providers to rethink and tweak their approach to data protection in light of the new code. She notes that...

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