EU officials are calling on industry to better protect children in the online environment, EUobserver reports. The European Commission this week unveiled its "European strategy for a better Internet for Children," which proposes the IT industry develop age-appropriate privacy settings among other mechanisms to improve kids' online safety, the report states. The commission says binding legislation would be proposed in the absence of self-regulation. Introducing the strategy this week, Commissioners Viviane Reding, Neelie Kroes and Cecilia Malmström also urged industry to implement data protection rules.
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