The European Commission wants less of personal information in social networking is only available with parental consent. Legislation due to come into force later this year
So far, children up to 13 years were forbidden to open a personal Facebook account – or at least do so without lying about the age. Now the European Commission is preparing a package of personal data protection measures that will extend that ban up to 16 years. A measure which will come into force later this year.
So, teens will need the permission from parents or guardians to open a profile on Facebook, Instagram or snapchat.
With the new legislation will still be illegal social networks maintain personal information from children under 16 years without the explicit consent of their parents.
A source close to a US technology company, quoted by the newspaper “Expansion “warns that” this prohibition will affect millions of children and adolescents who need to get permission from their parents to use Internet services. ” And it will not just to open a profile on social networks, but also to use services such as email and download applications, “said the same source.
Recently Google, Facebook and Twitter, among other companies, have accused Brussels to rush this proposal before consulting child rights protection organizations. The ICT organization to Online Children (consisting of 21 members, including the three American giants) ensures that there is no reason to raise the minimum age to 16 years.
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