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Comments on: Children should get keys to their data when they come of age

What age would that be ? 

Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 13:51 GMT

Pirate

Pensionable age ?

Or some new Post Pension age, yet to be spun out by New Labrador ?

How about the childs image? 

Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 14:37 GMT

As part of my extra curricular activities includes photography, what happens to a child model when they come of age? Can they revoke the permission given to use their image? Some classical portrature continues on to this day. Would it also apply to paintings? Hmmm... this could get nasty!!!

@ Michelle Knight 

Posted Tuesday 18th March 2008 15:37 GMT

Images of children, even fully-clothed, are already frowned upon. Please report at once to the Nonce-Finder General's Office, 13th floor, Ministry of Love for re-education.

What about adults 

Posted Wednesday 19th March 2008 11:18 GMT

In theory adults have been asked if they consent - all too often they have not, or the consent tick box hidden away.

Making it stick? 

Posted Wednesday 19th March 2008 11:21 GMT

This smells like a tar-baby: a non-problem with huge legal uncertainties to attract attention to the real problem being ignored. That is, full-blown citizens cannot sensibly protect their own data, but HMGovt doesn't want to hear, as providing an enabling framework would weaken the state.

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