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Joint Input to Canada’s AI Strategy

Joint Input to Canada’s AI Strategy

Building on our Joint submission to the Canadian Children’s Privacy Code, 5Rights led a coordinated response of 20 leading civil society organisations and individual experts calling for a national approach to AI governance that embeds children’s safety, privacy, and rights from the outset.

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Joint submission to the Canadian Children’s Privacy Code

Over 40 leading Canadian experts and organisations have come together to call for comprehensive protections in the Children’s Privacy Code, addressing the growing concern over the commercialisation of children’s data.

A woman holding a smartphone with an open palm. Her smartphone is on the South Carolina Kids Code website.

South Carolina Kids Code

After advancing through the House, the Code is on its way to the Senate, and the children of South Carolina are one step closer to a safer digital world.

A young boy is seated on a couch, engaged with his laptop, surrounded by a comfortable home environment. The camera is position over his left shoulder. He is cross-legged, and typing on a laptop. On the screen displays Nebraska Kids Code with a yellow font, and some text discussing the Code.

Nebraska Kids Code

Now in the Final Reading stage on the Senate floor, if passed, the Nebraska Kids Code will implement privacy-by-default and safety-by-design protections for kids online.

Open letter to Federal Party Leaders: commit to online safety legislation

Open letter to Federal Party Leaders: commit to online safety legislation

Alongside more than 50 organisations, 5Rights has signed on to a letter calling on all parties to prioritise children’s online safety for Canada’s upcoming election.

US Kids Code Coalition Statement: California Court Ruling

US Kids Code Coalition Statement: California Court Ruling

This statement from the Kids Code Coalition highlights how the recent ruling on the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act is encouraging news for Kids Code bills across the country.

Vermont Kids Code

Vermont Kids Code

Vermont’s Data Privacy Act includes important Age Appropriate Design Code provisions, reflecting a strong commitment to implementing children’s rights in the digital world.

Maryland Kids Code

Maryland Kids Code

The online world has become safer for the children of Maryland with the unanimous passing of the Maryland Kids Code. It now becomes the second US state to adopt legislation modelled after the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code.

Minnesota Kids Code

Minnesota Kids Code

The Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) continues to build global momentum. Minnesota is one of the many US States to introduce an AADC-modelled Code.