Snapchat plans to stop retaining certain data about users under the age of 16 in Europe, including precise location history, to comply with new EU privacy regulations. - ft.com. This means that they are going to protect under 16s in Europe in their personal data, such as their GPS location on World Map.
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Facebook will be redesigning the settings menu to make it easier for user to access their personal information. This will also be supported with a shortcut to main menu for the privacy setting. The users in the age range 13 to 15 who have shared their religious views, political views or sexual preference, Facebook requires them to either remove it or get parental consent to keep it. Facebook is also bringing facial recognition back to Europe.
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Data Protection Act 1998 - This controls how personal information is used by organisations, businesses and the government. There are principles that everyone has to follow when using data. Some sensitive and higher personal information such as personal beliefs, criminal records and ethnic backgrounds has stronger legal protection.
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