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wants to raise to between 15 and 16 years the age at which
children can consent to share personal data with tech companies,
from 13 now. The companies will also require parental consent to
use data from children younger than that.
"The tech giants must take greater responsibility," business
minister Morten Bodskov said as the government unveiled
initiatives to rein in the influence of global tech companies.
"We must put an end to their opaque algorithms, which use crazy
methods to keep children and adults in front of the screen and
harvest unimaginable amounts of personal information."
The step comes as Germany has set an age limit of 16 years,
while more European countries, from Hungary to Lithuania and the
Netherlands, are working on similar laws.
The United States is working on an online privacy bill, that
would bar companies from collecting personal information on
those aged 16 or younger without consent and require companies
to allow young users to erase personal information.
The initiatives, intended to become law later this year, are
based on the recommendations of an expert panel.
They would also look to introduce age-verification measures on
websites and apps to keep children away from sensitive content
such as porn or war videos, the business ministry said in a
statement.
(Reporting by Johannes Birkebaek and Nikolaj Skydsgaard;
Additional reporting by Supantha Mukherjee; Editing by Clarence
Fernandez)
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