Talk about privacy early
Children of all ages benefit from age-appropriate conversations about what to share online, what companies do with data, and who can see a post.
Review account settings
Set profiles to private by default.
Disable location sharing unless strictly needed.
Turn off targeted advertising and profiling where possible.
Review friend and follower lists regularly.
Platform requests
You can write to a platform to:
- Request access to information held about your child.
- Request deletion of your child's account.
- Request de-indexing under Quebec's Law 25 for harmful content.
Schools and ed-tech
Ask your child's school what ed-tech vendors they use and whether the vendor complies with provincial privacy law. Schools must usually notify you of third-party data processing.