UK AADC Standard 7 - Default Settings (Anti-nudge)
Privacy settings must default to the highest level for children; services must not use nudge techniques to encourage children to weaken their privacy protections
Where this comes from
Provision: Standard 7 - Default Settings (Anti-nudge)
Instrument: UK Age Appropriate Design Code
Citation: Information Commissioner's Office, Age Appropriate Design: a code of practice for online services, Standard 7
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
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Default profile visibility: private (not public)
- Default data sharing: off (opt-in, not opt-out)
- Default location tracking: off
- Default contact discoverability: off
- User can change any default via settings
Questions people ask
- Does UK AADC Standard 7 - Default Settings (Anti-nudge) apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18.
- From when does this apply?
- UK AADC Standard 7 - Default Settings (Anti-nudge) applies from 2 September 2021. Its current status is: in force.
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