• While actually posting to social media is a freedom of expression, the usage of a child’s data can be stonewalled to an extent. In India, the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 still requires an effective gating system. The PDP Bill considers any person below the age of 18 a child, in line with Indian laws on the age of majority. And with ‘sharenting’ there is a clear loophole when the data is posted by an adult.
  • For reference, we can look at the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , which affords some protection of children in the information industry, which introduces the so-called “right to erasure” or “right to be forgotten”. In January 2020, the UK ICO published an Age Appropriate Design Code , which is a set of 15 standards that online services should meet to protect children’s privacy.