Children’s Privacy: India’s DPDP proposes parental consent for social media access

The draft of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) has been released for comment and includes a rule that would require explicit parental consent for children under 18 to open a social media account. Data fiduciaries at companies would be responsible for verifying that appropriate permission has been obtained and that the individual granting the consent is an adult. The deadline for DPDP feedback is February 18th.

Myanmar’s controversial new cybersecurity law makes unauthorized use of a VPN service a crime eligible for punishment of up to six months in prison and fines of up to 2 million kyats (almost $1,000).

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