Tag: Safety

Tag: Safety

The UK’s Children’s Code: Update for businesses processing children’s data

The ICO has provided recommended business practices for businesses processing children’s data in the UK, to ensure compliance with the UK’s Children’s Code.   The UK’s Children’s Code (also known as the Age-Appropriate Design Code) sets out key data protection requirements for online services that process children’s personal data. Enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office

Children’s Code compliance called to question by the ICO

Children’s Code compliance was called to question by the ICO after an online child safety charity raised questions about various companies.   The ICO has written to Apple and Google for clarification on their process of determining age ratings for apps available in the App Store and Google Play respectively. Since the introduction of the