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THE RIGHT TO ONLINE DATA PROTECTION OF CHILDREN: EXAMINING THE ADEQUACY OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORKS TO COMBAT CHILD ONLINE DATA BREACHES IN NIGERIA

With the rise of digital technology and massive migration to the internet for daily activities, personal data of children is being breached on a large scale by schools, government, online platforms and even parents. It has been estimated that approximately one in three users of the Internet worldwide are under the age of eighteen. In addition to being increasingly active online, children also continue to depend on the Internet for a variety of uses such as play, communication and education. This implies that data belonging to children are frequently being collected through the use of gadgets, …