In this briefing we consider the recent draft guidance from The
Data Protection Commission (the “DPC”)
of Ireland on the obligations and best practices in relation to
processing children's personal data; the “Children
Front and Centre: Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to
Data Processing” (the
“Fundamentals”). The Fundamentals are
open for public consultation until 31 March 2021.
The Fundamentals consist of 14 fundamentals that organisations
should comply with and were drafted following a detailed public
consultation in which the DPC engaged with a range of stakeholders
including children. The Fundamentals consist of 14 fundamentals
that were drafted following a detailed public consultation in which
the DPC engaged with a range of stakeholders including children.
The Fundamentals provide welcome guidance for organisations
involved in the processing of children's data and an insight
as to what can be expected from future sectoral codes of conduct in
this
