Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much to each of our presenters today. This is an extremely interesting topic that we're studying here. Your input today I think raises a lot more questions and concerns that we need to address.
In particular, Ms. Grimes, you talked about some of the sites for kids and about some of the things that are available for kids. I think you said that their privacy rights can be infringed upon for commercial gain by some of these companies. You talked about other countries having safeguards. Some areas have a ban, for those who are younger than 13 years of age, with respect to whether or not they can be on these sites.
I agree, I think the consents that are required are totally inappropriate for kids. I think they're totally inappropriate for adults in most cases as well. I just fail to understand how anybody can be assured that just because there is a ban on children under the age of 13 that this ban can be enforced. I mean, anybody can say they're 13 years of age or over. If a kid is determined that they're going to go on this site because their peers are or for whatever reason, then they're going to indicate that they're over 13. I think it's just a ludicrous thing to even think that it could give anybody any type of comfort.
I'm wondering if you could talk a little bit about the other countries. You talked slightly about the U.S. and some of the safeguards they have in place. Are there other things in other countries we could look at?
As well, do you have any examples of social networks where children are specifically targeted and perhaps being used for commercial gain? And do you think kids themselves are concerned about their privacy rights?