EFF offers digital parenting tips to protect children’s online privacy and safety

O que aconteceu

The Electronic Frontier Foundation released a guide for Digital Parenting Week with practical advice for families to safeguard online privacy and security. It recommends open conversations, using secure messaging, reviewing app permissions, and creating incident‑response plans. The guide also suggests tools like Signal, password managers, and two‑factor authentication.

Por que isso importa para confiança e conformidade

• Its status is published. It is enacted but may not be in force yet. Check the effective date before planning around it.
• The guidance helps parents implement privacy‑focused practices to protect children’s data and online safety.

Who is affected

Recommended actions

1. Check that privacy notices describe the practices this addresses.
2. Confirm access, correction, deletion and opt-out requests are handled within the required time.
3. Revisit retention schedules and data minimisation for the data involved.
4. Map the security requirements to existing controls and close gaps.
5. Review age assurance and protections for minors' data.