Consent Of Parents Needed For Processing Children’s Personal Data: Draft DPDP Rules

New Delhi: The Central government on Friday released the draft of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules according to which consent of parents has to obtained before processing children’s personal data.

The draft, however, does not mention any penal action for violations, PTI reported.

“Draft of rules proposed to be made by the central government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 40 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (22 of 2023), on or after the date of coming into force of the Act, are hereby published for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby,” the government stated.

“A data fiduciary shall adopt appropriate technical and organization measures to ensure that verifiable consent of the parent is obtained before the processing of any personal data of a child and shall observe due diligence,” the much-awaited draft of the DPDP rules states.