This paper presents insights from a youth workshop exploring online privacy, with a focus on transparency, geolocation tracking, targeted advertising, and educational technologies. It reflects the perspectives of young participants and was submitted to the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner to inform the development of the Children’s Online Privacy Code. The paper highlights key concerns and priorities voiced by young people to guide more inclusive and responsive privacy policy.

Recommendations

• The need to engage, educate and empower children and young people. 
• Responsibility resting with companies that collect and use personal data. 
• A call to improve transparency and accountability from companies, as a way to realise their responsibility.
• A call for better data processes in general.