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.
Account settings that matter
Private-by-default profiles.
Location sharing turned off unless needed.
Targeted advertising and profiling turned off where the service allows it.
Friend and follower lists reviewed 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
Schools can be asked which ed-tech vendors they use and whether the vendor complies with provincial privacy law. Canada's privacy commissioners issued a joint resolution in October 2025 calling on schools to inform families about ed-tech data practices; it is guidance rather than a statutory duty.