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Byron Report to talk "pin codes and locks" for console games

British newspaper the Guardian is reporting that Tanya Byron's report into games regulation in the UK this morning contains mention of lock-out codes for console games.

The report, to be delivered at 9am this morning, is to recommend, "A gold standard for the use of console games, including clear set-up guidance for parents on issues such as pin codes and locks," said the paper.

The report doesn't clarify whether or not this means such devices are to be including in games by law.

Byron is to recommend that "a national council to implement her strategy" will be set up, the paper says, "with a fixed timetable for industry experts."

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