Push to protect children online faces basic challenges: Experts
Hindustan Times Ludhiana|January 05, 2025
India's ambitious attempt to protect children online through its draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules rests on a shaky foundation: it depends on children voluntarily declaring they're underage and assumes that parents have a higher degree of digital literacy, triggering a complex verification system that experts say is inherently flawed yet might be the best available option.
Aditi Agrawal

NEW DELHI:

The rules, at present a draft released on Friday for public consultation until February 18, represent India's most comprehensive attempt yet to protect digital privacy of its citizens, and sets in place specific protections for children.

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