Australian children's privacy code wins support, prompts calls for refinements
By Saloni Sinha ( June 29, 2026, 07:28 GMT | Insight) -- Australia’s draft children’s privacy code has drawn broad support from digital and rights advocates, who have called for targeted refinements to strengthen certain provisions before the rules are finalized in December. Australian digital-rights advocacy group Digital Rights Watch in a recently published submission to the draft Children’s Online Privacy Code recommended stronger consent and greater clarity around the "best interests of the child" test. Meanwhile, Privacy108 and 5Rights Foundation called for expanding the code's scope to cover additional high-risk online services providers.Australia’s draft children’s privacy code has drawn broad support from digital and rights advocates, who have called for targeted refinements to strengthen certain provisions before the rules are finalized in December....
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