Australia: Global Privacy Enforcement Network's inquiry into children's privacy practices on websites and applications
Progress
Current status
concluded
25 Mar 2026 concluded
03 Nov 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Bermuda
Brazil
Canada
Estonia
France
Hong Kong
Israel
Italy
Japan
Macao
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Slovenia
United Kingdom
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
software provider: app stores
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Timeline of events
Global Privacy Enforcement Network adopted report on children's privacy practices on websites and applications
On 25 March 2026, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) published a sweep report examining children's privacy practices across 876 websites and applications. The inquiry found that, while age assurance use has increased since 2015, 88% of pl…
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Office of Privacy Commissioner announced Global Privacy Enforcement Network inquiry into websites and mobile applications commonly used by children
On 3 November 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced its participation in the 2025 Global Privacy Enforcement Network sweep, which will examine websites and apps commonly used by children. The inquiry, involving over …
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority