Privacy and children's rights. White paper

This white paper analyzes children's rights to privacy by drawing on digital environment perspectives from media psychology, media ethics as well data protection law. It refers to current empirical data and formulates demands for policies, media regulation, the education sector, and media providers. It analyzes German and international regulations and legal debates. We argue for a stronger enforcement and consideration of children’s rights in the digital world since society has a particular responsibility toward protecting children. Among these are the rights to informational self-determination and data protection, the free development of personality, and the right to privacy (Art. 7 CFR). The aim of this white paper is to initiate a socio-political discourse, formulate and implement preliminary requirements for practical application, and highlight the need for research - especially in the field of media literacy and education - to develop adequate concepts for specific target groups.