Security News > 2020 > January > Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online
Online services could help to prevent that and other types of harm that are befalling kids, but they aren't doing enough, the UK's data watchdog says.
On Tuesday, the ICO published a code to ensure that online companies do just that - protect kids from harm, be it showing kids suicidal content, grooming by predators, illegal collection and profiteering off of children's data, or all the "Smart" toys and gadgets that enable children's locations to be tracked and for creeps to eavesdrop on them.
Here's what she told the Press Association, according to the BBC:. I think in a generation from now when my grandchildren have children they will be astonished to think that we ever didn't protect kids online.
The Age Appropriate Design Code includes 15 standards that companies behind online services are expected to comply with to protect children's privacy.
Other online services covered by the code include apps, social media platforms, online games, educational websites and streaming services.