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Embed privacy-by-design and data protection in policies and product development and use.
Privacy-respecting policy and innovation starts with strong data protection and privacy legislation, as well as with business models that align with lawfulness, fairness, transparency, data minimisation, purpose and storage limitations. Privacy-by-design manifests through policies and design features that give users meaningful control over the visibility, access and use of personally identifiable data. Privacy also requires legislation and security measures to prevent unauthorised access to data.
This is one of 11 child rights principles applicable to the digital environment. Together they encompass the full range of child rights covered by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Summary of the key evidence from ySKILLS
Summary of the key evidence from ySKILLS
Children with higher levels of digital skills may be better able to protect their privacy online. However, dark patterns can override any level of skill and expose children’s vulnerabilities.
A majority of children report that they know how to adjust their privacy settings online. Identifying commercial content remains a challenge.
“It’s almost absurd, I was searching for a computer and I visited an online shop and suddenly I had computer ads everywhere, so they're definitely tracking me." (teenager, Czech Republic)
“On Instagram, I have two accounts. I have a more public account that has more people that I might not be close with. But I also have a private account with, like, 20 people, like, my closest friends. I feel like I can reveal a bit more about myself on my private account.” (teenager experiencing mental health difficulties, UK)
ySKILLS is an EC-funded research network aiming to identify the actors and factors that undermine or promote the wellbeing of children aged 12–17 in a digital age. More about ySKILLS
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