The article deals with the topic of data protection of minors in the digital environment, focussing on the issue of consent to data processing (privacy digital consent) given by a minor. Drawing on the identification of the interests to be protected referring to minors’ personal data, especially in the digital domain, I analyze the new rule on minors’ digital consent laid down by Reg. (EU) 2016/679 in order to verify its ability to meet these interests, also with a comparison with US law. Section 3 of the article puts the issue of the minors’ digital consent to personal data in relation with the privacy consent in general and the discipline of consent in contract law. The article concludes that the relevant discipline on this topic cannot be determined only by law (legal tool) or technology (technological tool), but techno-regulation and law need to be integrated.
L’articolo affronta il tema della tutela della privacy dei minori nello spazio digitale, avendo particolare riguardo alla prestazione del consenso al trattamento da parte del minore. Partendo dall’individuazione dei bisogni di tutela riguardanti i minori rispetto ai propri dati, eminentemente nello spazio digitale, viene analizzata la nuova normativa in materia portata dal Reg. (EU) 2016/679 al fine di verificarne l’idoneità a rispondere agli interessi segnalati, anche attraverso la comparazione con la normativa statunitense Il tema del consenso in ambiente digitale del minore viene rapportato alla disciplina del consenso privacy e del consenso contrattuale. Emerge dal discorso condotto come la normazione della materia non possa essere affidata solo allo strumento giuridico o a quello tecnologico singolarmente presi, ma le due tecniche di normazione debbano operare in via integrata.
Privacy e minori nell’era digitale. Il consenso al trattamento dei dati dei minori all’indomani del Regolamento UE 2016/679, tra diritto e tecno-regolazione
CAGGIANO, Ilaria Amelia
2018-01-01
Abstract
The article deals with the topic of data protection of minors in the digital environment, focussing on the issue of consent to data processing (privacy digital consent) given by a minor. Drawing on the identification of the interests to be protected referring to minors’ personal data, especially in the digital domain, I analyze the new rule on minors’ digital consent laid down by Reg. (EU) 2016/679 in order to verify its ability to meet these interests, also with a comparison with US law. Section 3 of the article puts the issue of the minors’ digital consent to personal data in relation with the privacy consent in general and the discipline of consent in contract law. The article concludes that the relevant discipline on this topic cannot be determined only by law (legal tool) or technology (technological tool), but techno-regulation and law need to be integrated.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.