MeitY lets tech firms, data fiduciaries decide on parental consent methods

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked big tech companies to follow the best possible technology to comply with the parental consent norm, according to a Financial Express report quoting sources. Similarly, data fiduciaries (those who determine the purpose and means of processing personal data) have also been asked to decide on the parental consent framework themselves for processing children’s personal data.