As per ET, the rules will likely mandate using a government-issued ID for age and consent verification, while allowing companies to develop their own systems in the future
The rules may exempt schools, colleges, and universities from obtaining parental consent for processing children’s data, but this exemption is unlikely to apply to ed-tech companies, according to a source
The DPDP Act classifies users under 18 as children and mandates social media or internet intermediaries, known as data fiduciaries, to obtain explicit parental consent before processing any data from children
With the rules to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act set to be released for public consultation by the end of this month, a report suggests that these may prescribe an umbrella framework for companies on consent management instead of issuing exact rules.
As per ET, the rules will likely mandate using a government-issued ID for age and consent verification, while allowing companies to develop their own systems in the future.