Child Right to Privacy and Social Media – Personal Information Oversharing Parents

Bibliographic Data

ID21870419
AuthorsAnna-Maria Iskül (Tallinn University of Technology), Kristi Joamets (0000-0002-6538-360X, Tallinn University of Technology)
Year2021
Volume14
Issue2
Pages101-122
Publication date2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBaltic Journal of Law and Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2029-0454 • E-ISSN: 2029-0454
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.2478/bjlp-2021-0012
OpenAlexW4225346202
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited25

Many parents (over)share personal details regarding their children in social media without thinking that this can negatively affect the wellbeing of their child and put him/her at risk. Furthermore, parents forget that they are not owners of their children’s data but just the legal representatives of the child with an obligation to act only for the best interests of the child. A child’s right to privacy and the protection of his/her data is regulated in international, EU and national level, however, this is not enough to avoid malpractice of the data of a child. This article analyses social media dangers and whether parental actions result in privacy and online safety violations focusing on legal regulations and their interpretations in international, EU and national level exploring child’s right to privacy, consent of the child and the right to be forgotten

Expectation of privacy · Human rights · Information privacy · Internet privacy · Obligation · Personally identifiable information · Political science · Privacy laws of the United States · Right to privacy · Social media · Supreme court · The Right to Privacy · Data Privacy and Cybersecurity · Freedom of Expression and Defamation · Law · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Psychology

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