Critical analysis of videogame privacy policies: data handling practices and evaluating children’s digital privacy rights in Europe, U.S., and Canada

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Shah, MI, 2018. Critical analysis of videogame privacy policies: data handling practices and evaluating children’s digital privacy rights in Europe, U.S., and Canada. PhD, Nottingham Trent University.

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Abstract

The extensive use of the internet by children has given rise to concerns about their digital privacy. The General Data Protection Regulation (‘EU GDPR 2018’) treats children as a ‘special class of data subjects’ without clearly explaining how to do so in practice. Privacy policies set out a website’s data handling practices, however, they are typically complex, lengthy documents that deter users from reading them. A comparative analysis examining the adequacy of data privacy laws in the EU, the U.S. and Canada in protecting children’s digital privacy is carried out, followed by a multiple-case study evaluation of popular videogame policies. As a result, an original child-friendly model privacy policy was drafted, designed to inform the development of best practice in treating children as a special class of data subjects.

Item Type:	Thesis
Creators:	Shah, M.I.
Date:	July 2018
Rights:	This work is the intellectual property of the author. You may copy up to 5% of this work for private study, or personal, non-commercial research. Any re-use of the information contained within this document should be fully referenced, quoting the author, title, university, degree level and pagination. Queries or requests for any other use, or if a more substantial copy is required, should be directed in the owner(s) of the Intellectual Property Rights.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Law School
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	16 Apr 2019 13:09
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2019 13:09
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/36283