Harboring Data: Information Security, Law, and the Corporation
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
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Decentering—from “Ego to Social Comparisons” Decentering—from “Ego to Social Comparisons”
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Television and Broadcasting—Unresolved Electronic Media Issues Television and Broadcasting—Unresolved Electronic Media Issues
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Restricted Freedom in Virtual Space: The Internet Phenomenon Among Youth Restricted Freedom in Virtual Space: The Internet Phenomenon Among Youth
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What We Can Do to Better Secure Children's Information: Empowering Parents What We Can Do to Better Secure Children's Information: Empowering Parents
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Conclusion Conclusion
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8 Information Security of Children's Data: From “Ego” to “Social Comparison”—Cultural Transmission and Child Data Protection Policies and laws in a Digital Age
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Published:06 October 2009
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the evolution of child protection and information security online. It argues that successfully protecting children' s information online requires understanding the development of children through adolescence, and acknowledging the powerful role of cultural transmission in the emergence of their cognition, personalities, behaviors, and skills. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998, which specifically addresses the collection of data about children, appears to be relatively ineffective legislation that is not adequately sensitive to developmental concerns. To ensure children's healthy development, future legislation should take into account children's developmental attributes more directly. In addition, a more successful law would empower parents in their attempts to protect their children's information, instead of diminishing parental control. Parents are naturally concerned about their children's online activity and exposure to information, but they often do not know how to protect them.
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