The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has released its list of 10 tips for protecting children’s online privacy following an investigation that highlighted the need for “better, age-appropriate information and involvement of adults in privacy decisions.” Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien noted, “Websites targeted at young children must tread carefully.” The tips have been compiled from the findings in a few OPC investigations related to young people and their online privacy and involve such issues as a webcam service used by a private daycare centre; a social networking site called Nexopia targeted at youth, and the privacy practices of Ganz in operating its website, Webkinz.com. “The privacy protection bar needs to be set extremely high,” Therrien said, for websites that collect or use children’s information. Editor’s Note: Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien will deliver a keynote address at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium in May.
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