The rules to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act may see compliance challenges for social media intermediaries as they will have to come up with a mechanism to manage parental consent before onboarding children below 18 years of age on the platform.
Experts say the requirement of verification of identities of parents as well will create an additional compliance burden on such companies as they will have to come up with a system.
"The rules on how to obtain verifiable parental consent are bound to create significant compliance challenges. This is because data fiduciaries will have to maintain different consent processes for adults, minors and persons with disabilities who have lawful guardians," said Shahana Chatterji, partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
This story is from the January 05, 2025 edition of Financial Express Ahmedabad.
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