WhatsApp age-check pilot puts India's child-privacy rules to the test
By Freny Patel ( August 7, 2026, 02:22 GMT | Comment) -- WhatsApp's voluntary age-verification pilot tests whether India's child-privacy regime can protect minors while preserving encryption, minimizing data collection and meeting regulators' parental consent requirements under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.WhatsApp's pilot age-verification program has become one of the first tests of whether India's new children's privacy regime can be implemented without undermining encrypted messaging or requiring platforms to collect more personal data than the law requires. It also offers an early indication of how the government intends to balance child safety, privacy, innovation and digital inclusion under the Digital Personal Data Protection, or DPDP, framework....
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