ICO campaign empowers parents to discuss online privacy with children

This is perhaps something that you could mention to your staff and volunteers with young children.

The ICO has launched a campaign called ‘Switched on to privacy’ to help parents of children aged four to eleven start simple conversations about protecting their personal information online.

As they say in their introduction:

The internet offers amazing opportunities for children – but every click can leave a hidden data trail and these digital footprints can last forever. 

Children’s online privacy requires a whole society approach. We have taken and will continue to take action to hold tech companies accountable for their role.    

There’s a role for parents too but the problem is that many families have never been shown how to talk to their children about online privacy.   

You can find out more at https://ico.org.uk/switched-on-to-privacy/, and if you offer online services for children, there are likely some great learnings there for you too.