The national police in France have warned parents of posting photos of their kids on Facebook. Authorities claimed that this could risk the safety and security of their children.
According to The Verge, the police claimed that photographs on social media, especially Facebook, could lead to social problems for the young ones and that they could also be targets of "sexual predators."
The country's military force, French Gendarmerie, noted that moms and dads could even face liability for violating the privacy of their kids. "You can all be proud moms and dads to your magnificent children, but be careful," the police was quoted by The Verge as saying.
"We remind you that posting photos of your kids to Facebook is not without danger!" it added noting that parents need to be united in protecting their children. The said social media practice will do their kids no good.
Telegraph explained that laws in the country stipulate that parents could serve a year of jail time and pay as much as $35,000. "In a few years, children could easily take their parents to court for publishing photos of them when they were younger," said Internet law and ethics expert Eric Delcroix.
Children who will pursue legal action versus their parents for privacy infringement could be given compensation rewards. This is because parents are given the role of protecting their kids and their image, especially online.
"We often criticize teenagers for their online behaviour, but parents are no better," said Delcroix. "Children at certain stages do not wish to be photographed or still less for those photos to be made public."
Citing a University of Michigan survey in 2015, Daily Mail said more than half of the parent-respondents uploaded photos of their children along with personal information about them. It claimed that sharing details on social media make parents "feel less alone" since they have a wide audience who can react to their posts.
