Meta’s WhatsApp age-check trial faces challenge from India’s digital ID plans
Meta is testing age confirmation on WhatsApp ahead of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, but draft implementation rules…
Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act
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IDfy wins privacy challenge as India operationalizes DPDP Act
Identity verification firm IDfy has been declared winner of a competition dubbed “Code for Consent: The DPDP Innovation Challenge,” organized…
India notifies its sweeping Digital Personal Data Protection rules
India has officially notified its Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, as it moves to regulate the processing and…
India charts new path to reduce online harms to children with age verification
As in digital identity, India is charting an unexplored course in pursuit of goals shared with nations around the world…
Indian lawmakers step up fight against deepfakes
India is taking a tougher approach to deepfakes with social media companies put on notice. The Indian government has outlined…
Register now for Aug 20 webinar on age verification in India under DPDPA
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) is now in force, bringing compliance requirements for age assurance rules. Technology providers…
India gets public feedback to finetune digital personal data protection draft rules
The Indian government has announced that it received 6,915 comments from members of the public as well as stakeholders as…
Parental consent, age ranges are flaws in India’s data privacy act, say experts
A common complaint from opponents of age assurance technology is that parents should be the ones to decide what their…
Draft Indian data protection rules set vague age assurance, consent requirements
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to require consent for personal data processing and age assurance for…
India’s data protection law must hold platforms accountable on child safety: panel
In the debate over how to regulate age-restricted content online, truths that are common across borders often bump up against…
