The charity Action on Rights for Children has called into question government guidance that says children over the age of 12 should have control over who sees their personal data, especially information held electronically. The charity says that some children over that age do not have the maturity to give consent.
This latest debate surrounding online information raises some important issues that youth workers could discuss with young people.
Questions youth workers could ask young people include: How much control do they have over information stored electronically and online? Is Action on Rights for Children right to say that some teenagers lack the maturity to make decisions surrounding their own data?
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