Networked Children, Commercial Profiling and the EU Data Protection Reform Agenda: In the Child's Best Interests?

4 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2015

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Joseph Savirimuthu

University of Liverpool - Law School

Date Written: June 9, 2015

Abstract

The specific aim of this chapter is to articulate why there is a need to begin a serious dialogue on how children’s best interests can be better integrated into EU data protection legislation in a manner that is compatible with children’s reasonable expectations and their rights under the Charter, while being alive to the political, economic, and social drivers of the broader policy agenda in the EU.

Keywords: online child safety, privacy, data protection, profiling, social networks, European Union

JEL Classification: K10, K30

Suggested Citation

Savirimuthu, Joseph, Networked Children, Commercial Profiling and the EU Data Protection Reform Agenda: In the Child's Best Interests? (June 9, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2672015 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2672015

Joseph Savirimuthu (Contact Author)

University of Liverpool - Law School ( email )

Liverpool L69 7ZS
United Kingdom

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