The Practice Of Protecting Children's Online Personal Information In EU And Its Enlightenment To China

Under the background of the in-depth development of artificial intelligence and 5G technology,the protection of children's personal information has gradually become the focus of attention in the field of global information security.With the increasing number of children users and the decreasing age of the first time they use the Internet,the leakage of children's personal information occurs frequently.New network media is a major subject of collecting and processing children's information.Its network business activities need to be based on legal norms,industry organizations and self-discipline norms,and cannot be separated from the improvement of media literacy of children and parents.This study adopts the methods of comparative study,case study and interdisciplinary study,and analyzes the provisions of the EU general data protection regulation(GDPR)on the protection of children's personal information,summarizes the useful experience,and puts forward feasible Suggestions based on the current situation and reality of China.The European Union's legislation on the protection of children's personal information started earlier.GDPR can be described as "the strictest in history" and has made special provisions for children.In terms of content,there are empowering and protective provisions for children,the most significant of which is the introduction of children's right to be forgotten,the provision of children's "digital age" and the parental consent system.However,some problems are also exposed in the theoretical level and the compliance practice of the network platform.This paper analyzes the disputes,implementation difficulties and possible solutions to the above regulations.In addition to the legislative level,the multi-subject co-governance system formed in the EU also plays an important role in the protection of children's personal information.Compared with European and American countries,China has long paid little attention to the protection of children's personal information,and only gradually brought it into the track of rule of law in recent years.After a comparative analysis of the contents of the EU legislation,this study found that China's legislation lags behind,the level of legislation is low,the content is not coordinated,lack of pertinence and other problems.Therefore,combining with the analysis of the EU legislation,Suggestions can be made for the improvement of China's laws.Laws should be elaborated,the specific situation of children's right to be forgotten should be supplemented,and the standard of children's "digital age" should be unified to ensure that there are laws to be followed in the whole process.The network platform strengthens self-discipline,fully takes into account the general assessment and scenarios combined with individual cases and the concept of risks,and adheres to the principle of maximizing the interests of children.As users of Internet services,children and their parents should also attach importance to enhancing the awareness and ability of personal information protection,and the media should strengthen the role of social supervision and publicity.In general,China should establish a sound multi-subject co-governance mechanism as soon as possible,based on legislation and supervision,combining industry and platform self-discipline and improving citizens'awareness of personal information protection,so as to form a multi-pronged comprehensive governance model.