Most moms are guilty of oversharing when it comes to their kids and social media, but could Facebook-loving moms be breaching their children’s right to privacy?
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The French government recently pointed out that snap-happy parents could find themselves facing legal action if little ones grow up and decide they didn’t want all their photos posted on Facebook.
In France, strict laws mean parents can face fines of up to $40,000 is they’re found to have breached their child’s right to privacy.
And legal cases like this could soon be the norm, as the legal system struggles to catch up with the explosion of social media and its repurcussions.
“Parents have to work out what’s right for them, but be aware that this is another person, another human being, who may not thank them for it in 15 years to come.”
“It may seem hard, but my line would be don’t put pictures online until they’re of an age where it’s appropriate to discuss it with them.”
