Age-Appropriate Design Code (UK Children's Code)
Beeban Kidron is widely credited as the peer behind the amendment that became Section 123 of the UK's Data Protection Act 2018, which required the Information Commissioner's Office to write a statutory code on age-appropriate design. The resulting Age Appropriate Design Code, known as the Children's Code, came into force on September 2, 2020, and sets 15 standards that online services likely to be accessed by children under 18 must meet, covering default privacy settings, data minimization, and design features that draw out children's attention or personal data. TechKids Foundation cites the Code as a concrete policy outcome directly attributed to Kidron's advocacy, translating warning signs associated with exploitative design — profiling, nudges, and data harvesting aimed at minors — into enforceable UK law, rather than asserting that any single design feature causes a specific harm.
The Children's Code sets 15 standards that online services likely to be accessed by children under 18 must meet, covering defaults, data minimization, and design.
UK Data Protection Act 2018, s.123 (Age-appropriate design code); Information Commissioner's Office, Age Appropriate Design Code ("Children's Code"), in force September 2, 2020.