Guardian Unlimited: Children fear intrusion of national database, report finds
--"Children fear that the government's national database of every child in England will expose rather than protect them from harm, according to a report published today."

vnunet.com: Xanga fined $1m for children's privacy violation
--"Social networking site Xanga has been fined a whopping $1m by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa)."

Toronto Star: Editorial: Harper's dubious child-care panel
--"Prime Minister Stephen Harper has strong ideas on child care. He does not see the need for a national child-care plan that meets the needs of all families. And an advisory committee the government has just appointed to provide advice is not likely to contradict him."

Chicago Sun-Times: No Child law near perfect? Blagojevich begs to differ
--"Joining a growing chorus of critics, Gov. Blagojevich plans today to tell the U.S. education secretary that Bush's signature education law is "far from perfect.""

Reuters: UN panel targets Congo militia over child soldiers
--"A United Nations task force set up to prevent abuse of children in war zones on Thursday recommended sanctions against a Congolese militia accused of forcibly recruiting youths as soldiers."