More clarity brings more confusion: debating what the European General Data Protection Regulation means for children in the UK

From: The London School of Economics and Political Science | Media Policy Project Blog

Professor Sonia Livingstone and LSE MSc Media Communications Governance student DaYoung Yoo reflect on the discussions surrounding the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what it will mean for children.

For some policy areas, it seems that the closer you look, the more confusion results. So it seems with the General Data Protection Regulation, coming into force in May – especially as it applies to children.

In our recent roundtable discussion, we invited experts from the Information Commissioner’s Office to present their thinking to a multi-stakeholder audience, in advance of a public consultation process (now open). Building on an earlier roundtable and new report, and some subsequent lively discussion, we hoped this new roundtable would replace confusion with clarity.

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