Children in canton Zurich aged as young as 4 to 9 could soon be learning about data protection and privacy issues,in one of the first projects of its kind in Europe. The teaching material has been developed by the Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH) at the request of the canton’s data protection watchdog, Bruno Baeriswyl, and who believes that young people in specific are not enough aware of the consequences of sharing personal data. It will be tested in spring this year and will become part of teacher training courses in the canton from autumn onwards,according to a statement released by the watchdog on Monday. Privacy, a fundamental suitable, or is part of a free and democratic society – and younger children need to know what privacy is,Baeriswyl told Swiss public radio SRF. But children also need to know what happens when they place private information out into the public sphere, he added. summary topic made simple One module entitled “Secrets are allowed” (Geheimnisse ...
Source: swissinfo.ch