UK AADC Standard 5 - Detrimental use of data
Prohibit use of children's data in ways detrimental to their wellbeing
Where this comes from
Provision: Standard 5 - Detrimental use of data
Instrument: UK Age Appropriate Design Code
Citation: Information Commissioner's Office, Age Appropriate Design: a code of practice for online services, Standard 5
Text version: ICO Age Appropriate Design Code (statutory code under Data Protection Act 2018 s 123), issued 2 Sept 2020
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Service collects behavioral data
…unless:
- Simplified "bite-sized" explanations may replace full transparency where the child cannot understand full details. (ICO AADC Guidance, Standard 5.6)
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Prohibited action is technically blocked
- Users cannot bypass the restriction
- Clear messaging explains why action is blocked
- Attempts are logged for compliance monitoring
- Test that prohibited action fails gracefully
Questions people ask
- Does UK AADC Standard 5 - Detrimental use of data apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Service collects behavioral data. It does not apply where Simplified "bite-sized" explanations may replace full transparency where the child cannot understand full details. (ICO AADC Guidance, Standard 5.6).
- From when does this apply?
- UK AADC Standard 5 - Detrimental use of data applies from 2 September 2021. Its current status is: in force.
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