Beeban Kidron
British film director and politician (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beeban Tania Kidron, Baroness Kidron, OBE (born 2 May 1961),[citation needed] is an advocate for children's rights in the digital world.[1] She has played a determinative role in establishing standards for online safety and privacy across the world.[2]
The Baroness Kidron | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 26 June 2012 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Beeban Tania Kidron (1961-05-02) 2 May 1961 (age 62) North London, England |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
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Alma mater | National Film School |
Occupation | Film director, producer, campaigner |
Baroness Kidron sits as a crossbench peer in the UK's House of Lords.[3] She is an advisor to the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University,[4] a commissioner on the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development[5] and founder and chair of 5Rights Foundation.[6]
Before being appointed to the Lords she was an award-winning film director[7] and founder of the charity Filmclub (now Into Film).