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The title reads “Kind to nature, unkind to children” and refers to a blog that demonstrates some very bad practice:

Caredig i Nature (CIN)

One problem with blogs is that they are not a conversation amongst equals. If the blog writer refuses to post up your comments you have no recourse but to shut up and go away.

I and others have questioned the writer’s use of our children’s images on this blog without our permission or the permission of our children, and the blog writer now refuses to post up my comment. Thus my comment is reproduced here:

The CIN author wrote: “Re: the photos, that was covered in the comment above.”

No the comment was directed against a poster who thought that the use of such photos is illegal. You, the CIN author, and I know that it is not illegal to take pictures of anyone on public land, nor to publish the photos if doing so does not contravene the Data Protection Act.

Of course, in naming the school in question, an argument could be made that the picture constitutes personal data under the act.

But my point was not about the legality of publication. Your article states, about pedestrians using the pedestrian footway (on which cycling is permitted): “Although not illegal, this is bad practice…”

So my question again. The NSPCC provides guidance of best practice on use of children’s photographs on websites here:

NSPCC Guidance on Use of Children’s Images on Websites

You will note the best practice is to request consent from the parents and the children concerned.

I take it you, the CIN author, followed best practice, and obtained consent. Yes?

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For the record, the answer is no. Neither I nor my daughter was asked consent.

For a site wishing to lecture us on “Best Practice”, there is a remarkable lack of best practice here. Poor practice both in the use of my daughter’s image, and in running a blog, and in responding to complaints.

For the record I allow all comments on this blog except when they are personal and vulgar attacks. Most comments do not even go to moderation unless they contain links.

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