Mikko Eloholma

Many organisations are working to improve children’s awareness of personal data processing and data protection legislation. For this GDPR4CHLDRN blog post, we compiled some useful websites we have come across during the project. These sites offer teaching, guidance and independent study materials for promoting data protection awareness in children and young people.

The initial survey for the GDPR4CHLDRN – Ensuring data protection in hobbies project was carried out in November and December 2022. The survey charted the data protection competence and attitudes to personal data processing of children and young people aged 13–17, their parents and the clubs and associations that organise leisure and hobby activities. The survey also sought to identify the data protection issues for which the target groups especially wanted support from the project.

The GDPR4CHLDRN project provides information about the protection of personal data and data protection rights to children, young people and their parents. Materials targeted at them as well as icons that clarify concepts related to data protection will be developed in the project. In addition, a toolkit to support compliance with data protection legislation and its application will be created for associations and hobby clubs that organise hobby activities for children and young people.

The My Data Secured – raising youth awareness of their EU-ratified rights project helped 14 to 21-year-olds and youth workers to keep their data secure.

The My Data Secured project helps young people and professionals who work with them to be mindful of their personal information security.