The GDPR and Children’s Personal Data

1 The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’), applicable since 25 May 2018, includes specific protection for children and their personal data. The GDPR provides that Children merit specific protection with regard to their personal data, as they may be less aware of the risks, consequences and safeguards concerned and their rights in relation to the processing of personal data. Such specific protection should, in particular, apply to the use of personal data of children for the purposes of marketing or creating personality or user profiles and the collection...