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R. CantuniDesigning Digital Products for Kidshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6287-0_6

6. Safety Measures

Rubens Cantuni1 
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Monza, Italy
 

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that safety must be the number one priority when designing a digital product for children. Safety features for kids’ products are not just the obvious ethical choice from designers (and developers and everyone involved) but also a requirement from app stores (both Apple and Google) and from the law (varying from country to country).

Safety means many things, from promoting a healthy use of devices by helping users in keeping their screen time under control, to avoiding bad encounters online, to filtering content not suitable for the age of the user. One of the ...

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