EU leaves door open for each country to set age limit on Web use
Dec16
EU lawmakers have rejected a controversial plan to require parental consent if people under 16 want to use online services, but countries will now be free to set their own age limits. Put forward as part of the EU’s data protection law reform, which is designed to make a single set of rules for the region, this could cause an even greater issue if different nations opt to change the age limit at which young people can use the Web. Most EU countries have a lower limit of 13, which is endorsed by most major tech companies, while Spain requires its citizens to be 14-years-old…
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