The likes of Cambridge Analytica expose how dear privacy is to us. But will we go so far as to call it a human right?

Are children and minors incapable of using privacy to their own benefit? Do the risks of giving privacy to children outweigh the potential costs? Or do we undermine and unfairly inhibit young people by not affording them privacy? Should privacy be for adults only?

These were some of the questions and more that we discussed at our final IQ2 Debate for 2016.

Anyone who is of mature age knows that it’s only once we’re adults we can see the risks and foolishness of our own childhood and teen years with clarity. Some worry the internet makes the costs of inexperience higher than ever.

Parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents naturally worry where their kids and teens are and who they’re with. It only takes one horror story about sexual assault, abduction, bullying, suicide, drug use or a party gone wrong to put absolute fear into people with under 18s in their lives.

Technology presents solutions to this very human response. Apps can give parents peace of mind by allowing them to discreetly look at their kids’ call history, texts and internet use. But Australian police are warning parents this breach of privacy could result in distrust and distract from the real threat of adult online predators.

With all the questions and debate around children’s privacy restrictions and rights of access, we asked the experts… is this fair? And should it be extended to internet use?