Children to be given extra protection online
(World News Science)

The new power will be taken as an amendment to the Data Protection Bill, currently before the House of Lords, with cross party support. The Government`s proposals will require the Information Commissioner`s Office (ICO) to produce a statutory code of practice on age-appropriate website design. The new code will set standards required of websites and app makers on privacy for children under the age of 16. It will also ensure that websites and apps must be designed to make clear what personal data of children is being collected, how it is...