UK Lays Out Tough Child Data Privacy Rules

UK Lays Out Tough Child Data Privacy Rules
A woman checks her phone in Orem, Utah, on Nov. 14, 2019. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Social media sites, games, and other online services won’t be allowed to “nudge” British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their privacy settings, under tough new rules drawn up by the country’s privacy regulator.

The set of standards aimed at protecting children’s online privacy were released on Jan. 22 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for Parliament’s approval.