WhatsApp Tests Age Verification Prompt Ahead Of DPDP Act Rollout

Meta-owned WhatsApp is testing privacy-protective ways to verify users’ age ahead of the rollout of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which is set to come into force in May next year. “To comply with upcoming laws in India like the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, we are testing privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said. Earlier this week, several social media users claimed they received a prompt on WhatsApp asking them