Legal to view your kids facebook?
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Kids under 13 with facebook - lives with father, visits their mum.....she set up the kids account when he was 10 so she can still access it - if she were accessing an adults account I assume that would be "wrong"...illegal? But if she is accessing her own kids (who is 12) - even if kid doesn't know - any problem?
It doesn't fall under RIPA or any of the acts dealing with comms. interception AFAIK, so the only potential offences might be under HRA, DPA etc. Probably overruled by parental rights and responsibilities.
However, it's a breach of Facebook's user agreement for under 13s to use it.
https://www.facebook.com/terms Section 4.
However, it's a breach of Facebook's user agreement for under 13s to use it.
https://www.facebook.com/terms Section 4.
Alucidnation said:
I agree, however, as posted above, isn't them minimum age for Facebook 16?
13 as it's a US owned site and the COPPA legislation in the US set the minimum age for various types of online account at 13.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_...
other age restricted websites tend to be 18 due to the nature of content .
Tiggsy said:
Kids under 13 with facebook - lives with father, visits their mum.....she set up the kids account when he was 10 so she can still access it - if she were accessing an adults account I assume that would be "wrong"...illegal? But if she is accessing her own kids (who is 12) - even if kid doesn't know - any problem?
get the child to change the password and not tell mum as ' you shouldn't let other people have the passwords to your accounts' conveniently skating over the under age aspect ... Tomo1971 said:
The mother may be accessing the account to keep on eye on the kids, rather than checking up on the fathers activities.
Although our daughter is over 13, she had a facebook account from about ten, and even now, we have access to it - daughter is fully aware of this though.
That's the account that you know about Although our daughter is over 13, she had a facebook account from about ten, and even now, we have access to it - daughter is fully aware of this though.
marshalla said:
Tomo1971 said:
The mother may be accessing the account to keep on eye on the kids, rather than checking up on the fathers activities.
Although our daughter is over 13, she had a facebook account from about ten, and even now, we have access to it - daughter is fully aware of this though.
That's the account that you know about Although our daughter is over 13, she had a facebook account from about ten, and even now, we have access to it - daughter is fully aware of this though.
NinjaPower said:
marshalla said:
Tomo1971 said:
The mother may be accessing the account to keep on eye on the kids, rather than checking up on the fathers activities.
Although our daughter is over 13, she had a facebook account from about ten, and even now, we have access to it - daughter is fully aware of this though.
That's the account that you know about Although our daughter is over 13, she had a facebook account from about ten, and even now, we have access to it - daughter is fully aware of this though.
I always maintained password access into ours accounts but I always told them. Rather than trying to catch them out we tried to promote a thinking attitude to their internet access,
Totally failed of course, kids are kids but we only had a few occasions to 'have words'
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