Tough code of practice for websites will aim to protect children online
by Jessica Elgot from Technology | The Guardian on (#3A6DR)
Facing potential Lords defeat, government announces it will back data protection bill amendment to safeguard children's privacy
Websites and apps will be subject to a tough new code of practice to protect children's privacy online following a cross-party campaign in the House of Lords to prevent young people's internet activity being monitored.
Facing a potential defeat by peers, the government has announced it will back a new amendment to the data protection bill, derived from one authored by the film director and cross-bench peer Beeban Kidron, which has been backed by Tories, Labour and the Lib Dems.
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