Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A new regulatory code to help protect children's activity and privacy online came into effect on Thursday (September 2).
After a year of warnings and preparation, tech giants must now fully ensure their platforms make the protection of children's data a priority.
Failure to do so could result in enforcement action, including massive fines. Read more: Code to protect children's online data and privacy comes into full effect Now that the preparation deadline has passed, firms must follow more than a dozen standards set out by the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) Age Appropriate Design Code.
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