Google’s “creepy” practice of emailing children on their 13th birthday to tell them they are old enough to remove adult supervision from their Google account should be reviewed as part of the Coalition’s election pledge to crack down on parental controls on phones and tablets, Mental Health Australia says.
Matt Barriman, who now lobbies for mental health improvements following a run in with Google, says 16 might be a better age for children to gain control of their phones and tablets. Arsineh Houspian
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