DB-PZ-09 · My Face, My Rights (BG: Моето лице, моите права)
track
PZ · The Guardians (safety systems for children) · lesson 9 of 8
level
Tinkerer (change · fix · combine) · two levels: ages 7–10 (grades 1–4) and ages 11–13 (grades 5–7) with the AI law
duration
10–15 min on screen + 10–15 min without a screen (with other children or an adult)
school link
class hour and civic education (rights and responsibilities); links to the library lessons DB-IB-13 “My Data” and DB-IB-15 “Before I Share a Picture of Someone Else”
publisher
East Accelerator Foundation (Фондация „Източен Акселератор“) · host: kagami.bg
access
free · no account · no data collected · works offline
Explain that a face is especially personal data because it can identify a person
Name five steps when filmed: to know (sign), to see (copy of the recording), to ask for erasure, to object, to tell an adult
Know that children use these rights together with a parent, in writing, and that the answer comes as a rule within one month and free of charge
(ages 11–13) Know two bans of the EU AI Act since 2 February 2025: emotion recognition at school, and face databases scraped from the internet or cameras
KEY CONCEPTS
personal data: anything that can identify a person; a face is a special category (GDPR art. 9)
information: the sign before the filmed area (GDPR art. 13; EDPB 3/2019 pt 113)
access and copy (art. 15), other people blurred in the copy (EDPB pt 94); answer as a rule within one month, free (art. 12)
erasure (art. 17), objection (art. 21), complaint to the supervisory authority — in Bulgaria the Commission for Personal Data Protection (art. 77)
recordings are not kept for ever — if deleted, there is nothing to give; ask quickly
legal parts awaiting a lawyer's review
STRUCTURE
goal → 1 Remember (sign from PZ-06, what is personal from DB-IB-02, a password from DB-IB-01) → 2 Story (invented: Nia's photo at the school fair, the parent asks for the recording) → 3 Worked example (five steps: know, see, erase, object, tell an adult) → 4 Try it (Predict → Run: match 6 situations to the right step → Change: assemble a request with game placeholders only, no real data) + ages 11–13 box (AI law) → 5 Unplugged (role play: the shop and the visitor with a parent; cards) → 6 Make your own (a “rights card” for the pocket; ages 11–13: a short letter template with placeholders) → 7 What I learned (3-question check + skill badge) → 8 I have a question (form: the child writes ≤280 chars, the parent enters an e-mail and consents; double opt-in; plus "Was it useful?" / "We did the lesson" buttons — aggregate counts only)
ANSWERS
predict: yes — you can see the recording of yourself (b)
situations: no sign at the entrance → ask who is responsible (know) · a shop filmed me yesterday → ask for a copy (see) · the recording shows me and I do not want it kept → ask for erasure · a camera films my way to school every day and I do not want it → object · nobody answers → tell an adult, who writes to the Commission · a friend posts my photo → say no and tell an adult
check: q1 b (a face can recognise you) · q2 a (within one month as a rule) · q3 c (together with a parent)
SAFETY
no real names, addresses, dates or photos are typed anywhere; the letter builder uses game placeholders only
calm frame: rights, not fear; children act together with a parent
legal parts awaiting a lawyer's review
NEXT
DB-PZ-10 · Smart Devices at Home · back: DB-PZ-08 · Project: The Smart Classroom
SOURCES · LICENCE
link only, facts retold in our own words: GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, EUR-Lex) — arts 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 77; checked 2026-11-01; awaiting lawyer review
link only, facts retold in our own words: EDPB Guidelines 3/2019 on processing of personal data through video devices v2.0 — signage before the monitored area at eye level (pts 113–115); reasonable expectations: sanitary/sauna facilities, examination rooms, toilets (pt 38 and example); checked 2026-11-01
link only, facts retold in our own words: AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) art. 5(1)(e),(f) — scraping face databases, emotion recognition in education; applies from 2025-02-02; checked 2026-11-01
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
METADATA
path
6 · social impact
determinant
physical environment
sdg_target
4.7
who_criterion
accessibility
impact_type
prevention · education
DIGCOMP 3.0
framework
DigComp 3.0 (JRC144121, doi:10.2760/0001149)
primary
none (technology-understanding lesson: how safety systems work; no primary DigComp 3.0 competence)
secondary
4.2 Protecting personal data and privacy
mapping
proposed 2026-11-01 by the lesson goal · confidence: medium · not a measured outcome
VERIFIED · 01.11.2026AI help: yesreviewer: awaiting teacher and psychologist
My Face, My Rights
Your face is yours alone — people can recognise you by it. So when a camera films you, you have rights. Today you are a rights detective and you learn the five steps.
⏱ 10–15 minTinkererThe Guardians · 9grades 1–7 · two levels
You will be able to say the five steps when you are filmed, and who you do them with.
For the parent: a one-page guide — how to ask for a recording and when to write to the Commission.
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01Remember
Think about each question, then open the answer.
Where should a camera sign be?
Before the area the camera watches, at eye level. You remember it from the lesson “Mine and Ours”.
What is personal?
Your name, address, school, phone, photos — and your face. Do you remember the lesson “Is It Personal?”
What is a strong password?
Three random words — like in the lesson “Passwords Even a Dragon Can't Guess”. A password and a face are both keys.
02Story
This story is made up.
At the school fair Nia sells biscuits. Above the entrance there is a camera with a sign.
In the evening she tells Mum: “The camera filmed me. Can I see what it recorded?”
Mum smiles: “You can. You have the right to see the recording that shows you. We will write a short letter together.”
“And the other children in the recording?” Nia asks.
“They will be blurred. They have rights too.”
Two weeks later an answer comes with the recording. Nia sees herself and her cake. Everyone else is blurred.
“So my face is mine,” says Nia. “And I can ask.”
03Worked example
When a camera films you, you have five steps. You take them together with a parent:
The step
What it means
🪧 To know
The sign says there is a camera, who is responsible for it and why.
👀 To see
You can ask for a copy of the recording that shows you. Others in the picture are blurred.
🧽 To ask for erasure
You can ask for the recording of you to be deleted.
✋ To object
You can say that you do not want to be filmed there.
🧑 To tell an adult
If nobody answers, a parent writes to the Commission for Personal Data Protection.
The answer comes as a rule within one month and is free. Recordings are not kept for ever — so you ask quickly.
04Try it now
1 · Predict
A shop filmed you yesterday. Can you see the recording that shows you?
2 · Run: which step?
This is a game. For each situation, choose the step.
3 · Change: assemble the letter
The letter is written by a parent. Here you only assemble a model — with game words, no real names, dates or addresses.
For older children · ages 11–13Since 2 February 2025 the EU law on artificial intelligence bans two things that protect our faces: recognising pupils' emotions at school (except for medical or safety reasons), and building face databases collected on a mass scale from the internet or from cameras. Think: why is a face more personal than a name?
05No screen: the shop and the visitor
You need: a friend or a parent, paper, felt-tip pens. It is a role play.
One is the shop with a camera, the other is the visitor with a parent.
The shop draws a sign. The visitor checks: does it say who is responsible and why?
The visitor says one of the five steps: “I would like to see the recording” or “Please delete it”. The shop answers calmly and politely.
Swap roles. Which was easiest to say?
For older children · ages 11–13Write together a model letter with blanks: “I, ______, was in your shop on ______ at about ______. Please send me a copy of the recording that shows me.” Do not fill in real details.
✋
Only a game
Do not film people for the game. Only a parent writes a real letter.
06Make your own
Make a pocket “rights card”.
Draw the five steps with a picture each: 🪧 👀 🧽 ✋ 🧑.
Under each, write one word.
Show the card to someone at home and explain which step is for when.
For older children · ages 11–13Explain to a younger child why we do not post someone's photo without asking — and make them a small card “I ask before I post”.
07What I learned
A face is especially personal — people can recognise you by it.
The five steps: I know, I see, I ask them to erase, I object, I tell an adult.
You take them together with a parent. The answer comes as a rule within one month and is free.
Your face is yours alone. What else is yours alone?
Check yourself
1. Why is a face especially personal?
2. How long does the shop have to answer?
3. Who do you take the five steps with?
🙋
Skill badge: “I know my rights” It is yours when you can say the five steps and when each one is for. No points and no ranking — only a skill.
08I have a question
Do you still have a question? Write it here. It goes to your parent, not to strangers. Your parent confirms their e-mail first.
The form is loading… If it does not appear, write your question on paper and show it to a parent or teacher.
·Sources
Title: My Face, My Rights (DB-PZ-09) · Author: Children's Library, East Accelerator Foundation · Source: original content and original game code, 2026 · Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) — official text: art. 9 (special categories), art. 12 (answer as a rule within one month, free), art. 13 (information — the sign), art. 15 (access and copy), art. 17 (erasure), art. 21 (objection), art. 77 (complaint to the supervisory authority). Checked 01.11.2026. The legal parts are awaiting a lawyer's review.
European Data Protection Board — Guidelines 3/2019 on video devices (PDF): the warning sign is placed before the monitored area, at eye level; in toilets, saunas and medical examination rooms people reasonably expect not to be watched. Checked 01.11.2026.
European Commission — AI Act, Article 5: emotion recognition at school and at work (except for medical or safety reasons) and face databases scraped from the internet or cameras are banned; applies from 2 February 2025. Checked 01.11.2026.
Licence:CC BY-SA 4.0 · Children's Library, East Accelerator Foundation, 2026. You may share and adapt this lesson if you credit the author and keep the same licence. Learning is free forever.
