Children's rights and business
'Surveillance is never a solution': readers' thoughts on kids, tech and privacy As our series on child rights and tech comes to an end, we look back at readers’ thoughts on the topic
Wearables for babies: saving lives or instilling fear in parents? While some applaud new tech to monitor a baby’s breathing, heart rate and temperature, others think it goes too far
Five apps to help social media addicts fight Fomo Some teens are glued to social media feeds, and research suggests it’s causing anxiety and sleeplessness, but there are ways of taking back control
Too geeky for girls? Tech industry stereotypes are hindering equality Carrie Anne Philbin Teachers are gradually being given the tools to get girls into computer science, but tech companies must pull their weight too
Could children one day sue parents for posting baby pics on Facebook? Pictures once kept hidden in family photo albums are now being shared with the world, and children may not appreciate it in the future
From Etch A Sketch to Oculus Rift: the evolution of play – in pictures With new technologies and the advance of the internet, playtime in 2016 is very different to 1960
How much do you know about the online lives of kids? – quiz The knowledge gap between adults and digital natives can sometimes feel huge. How much do you know about their online lives?
Smartphone schools could help Syria's child refugees Educating children fleeing conflict is all but impossible – but non-profit Aliim thinks the answer may be just an app away
Swings, slides and iPads: the gaming companies targeting kids' outdoor play Startups are applying gaming to the great outdoors as a recent survey reveals three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than prison inmates
Drug dealers using Instagram and Tinder to find young customers Now you can swipe right for #mephedrone as dealers branch out to social media sites popular with young people
Will smart toys make parents lazy? Pitched as the next must-have developmental tools, critics worry about hi-tech Barbie dolls and bears eroding parent-child interaction
Linked to bullying and even murder, can anonymous apps like Kik ever be safe? Questions over whether the benefits of anonymous apps - such as giving children a space to explore sensitive issues - can outweigh the risks they pose
Surveillance state: fingerprinting pupils raises safety and privacy concerns More than a million students have handed over fingerprints to enhance security and ease admin but how safe is the data and what is it being used for?
From Liverpool FC to Google: business joins in pledge to promote safer internet
What are four of the top social media networks doing to protect children?
Would you use a GPS device to track your child? Tracking children with GPS-enabled devices is becoming practical and affordable, but child rights and privacy campaigners are worried
Bitcoin and darknet are making it harder to track online child abuse Tracking payments with the help of PayPal and Visa has helped catch paedophiles but anonymous technologies make this harder. It’s time financial institutions did more
How Facebook and Twitter changed missing child searches Every second counts when a child disappears and social media sites can help speed up investigations
Is technology in the classroom good for children? Blamed for a decline in maths test results, handwriting ability and attention spans, critics say technology in education often misses the mark
Banning teenagers from social media would be an attack on their human rights Larry Magid New data protection rules could block under-16s from social media access without parental consent, denying them rights to expression and information
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