Member

Amendment 116 would require the Secretary of State to provide guidance on how consent should be obtained for ADM. This amendment would provide guidance for data controllers who wish to use ADM, helping them to set clear processes for obtaining consent, thus avoiding complaints and potential litigation. Amendment 117 would prevent children giving consent for their special category data to be used in ADM. Special category data reveals some of the most personal details about people’s lives, details which should not be shared without good reason. Allowing children to disclose their special category data raises safeguarding concerns as this information may be, perhaps unwittingly, made available to people unsuited to receive it. In law, we take the view that children lack the life experience to see all ends and should not be allowed to make decisions that could put them in harm’s way. I do not see why we should depart from this wisdom in the context of ADM.