Children's Data Protection in the Age of EdTech and Platform Design

Introduction : A child using a learning application, a school attendance tracker, a voice-activated toy or a social platform generates a surprisingly broad set of personal data: an identity profile, created when accessing the platform; behavioural data from each interaction with the app; educational data, including performance and areas of difficulty; voice data, if the child interacts via voice with toys or learning assistants; and location data, stored on the device the child uses to access...