Govt eyes Big Tech, startups meet over DPDP Act age-gating

The government is likely to meet executives from big tech companies, some startups and other industry bodies this week to discuss and deliberate on the best possible solution for verifying the correct age of children and obtaining relevant parent consent as mandated under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, sources told ET.

Most of the earlier solutions such as using Aadhaar, Digi-Locker, or a one-time electronic token to verify the age of children and establish their relationship with the consent-providing guardian have been ruled as “unfeasible”, a senior government official said.