Dr. Mary Aiken:

It will include family photographs. The activity does not just compromise the security of the child but also that of the family. We expect parents to parent young children to ensure their safety and security and every educational messaging platform is about parents engaging with their children. However, the one thing that would give them absolute visibility as regards what their 13-year-old, 14-year-old and 15-year-old was doing online is if their children had to approach them to say, "Hey, Mom, I want to be on Facebook, download Kik or be on Instagram," or "Hey, Dad, what do you think?" The one thing that would deliver visibility is having a digital age of consent of 16 years which is already the norm in EU legislation. The proposed amendment would take it away from them.