The Click Before Consent: Exploring Digital Childhood with PrivyGuard
Presented by The LOVE Lab: Child Futures Innovation PlaySpace
The Click Before Consent is a bold step in reimagining digital childhood. Developed within the Child Futures Innovation PlaySpace, PrivyGuard is a prototype tool that transforms privacy education into a shared, relational experience—grounded in love, trust, and child development.
Would you ask a 10-year-old to sign a 10,000-word contract?
Every day, that’s what we do when kids click “I agree.”
In today’s digital world, children are asked to give consent before they can comprehend what they’re agreeing to. The Click Before Consent is an interactive launch event introducing PrivyGuard—a playful, emotionally intelligent AI mentor designed to help children and families understand digital privacy through warmth, clarity, and conversation.
Join us as we explore what consent could look like when it’s built with children in mind.
Featuring:
• A live demo of PrivyGuard, the first-of-its-kind relational AI for digital privacy education
• Interactive reflections on tech, trust, and childhood
• Resources and conversation tools for caregivers, educators, and designers
This isn’t just a product launch—it’s a moment of innovation.
A call to rethink how we teach, design, and protect in the age of AI.
Open to educators, caregivers, technologists, and anyone passionate about ethical tech and child well-being. All are welcome.
Let’s build a world where children click with confidence, not confusion—
and where innovation begins not with code, but with care.
Presented by: The Love Lab: Child Futures Innovation PlaySpace
