新数字个人数据保护法规则：18 岁以下儿童需要家长同意才能创建社交媒体帐户

该规则还包括年龄验证方法和数据安全规定。

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) draft rules now require children under 18 to obtain parental consent before creating accounts on social media platforms. These rules also outline age verification methods and data security provisions.

《数字个人数据保护法》（DPDP 法）草案规则现在要求 18 岁以下的儿童在社交媒体平台上创建帐户之前必须获得父母的同意。这些规则还概述了年龄验证方法和数据安全规定。

New Delhi: Children will now need the permission of their parents or guardians to access social media platforms, as per the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) that was approved by Parliament in August 2023. However, the Act did not clearly mention the method of checking consent. Now, its draft rules have been issued for public consultation, and feedback can be submitted till February 18.

新德里：根据议会于 2023 年 8 月批准的《数字个人数据保护法》（DPDP 法），儿童现在需要获得父母或监护人的许可才能访问社交媒体平台。但是，该法没有明确提及检查同意的方法。目前，规则草案已向社会公开征求意见，反馈截止日期为2月18日。

According to these rules, the age of children will be confirmed through a government ID or a token verified by the digital locker service provider.

根据这些规则，儿童的年龄将通过政府身份证或数字储物柜服务提供商验证的令牌来确认。

For example, if a child (C) wants to create an account on a platform, the data fiduciary (DF) will have to check the consent of the parents (P), as per an example given in the draft rules.

例如，如果孩子（C）想要在平台上创建帐户，数据受托人（DF）将必须检查父母（P）的同意，按照规则草案中给出的示例。

What will happen?

会发生什么？

The provisions related to children’s data processing have been a matter of controversy since 2023. Many big tech companies like Meta and Google had demanded to reduce the definition of children from 18 years to 14 years. At the same time, some sections of civil society and industry had expressed concern that such rules could affect innovation and create problems for the technology sector.

自2023年以来，与儿童数据处理相关的规定一直备受争议。Meta和谷歌等许多大型科技公司都要求将儿童的定义从18岁减少到14岁。与此同时，民间社会和工业界的一些部门表示担心此类规则可能会影响创新并给技术部门带来问题。

However, in the DPDP rules, the government has exempted some data fiduciaries from the restrictions imposed on children’s data processing. These institutions include:

然而，在 DPDP 规则中，政府免除了一些数据受托人对儿童数据处理的限制。这些机构包括：

Mental health institutions and health care professionals

精神卫生机构和医疗保健专业人员

What is a data fiduciary?

什么是数据受托人？

In simple terms, a data fiduciary is an organization or person who collects and uses your data. When you use an app, website, or service, some information (such as name, email, phone number, location) is taken from you. Whoever is given this information is called the data fiduciary. It is the responsibility of the data fiduciary to keep your data safe and use it only for the purposes for which your consent has been taken.

简而言之，数据受托人是收集和使用您的数据的组织或个人。当您使用应用程序、网站或服务时，某些信息（例如姓名、电子邮件、电话号码、位置）会被窃取。获得此信息的人称为数据受托人。数据受托人有责任保证您的数据安全，并仅将其用于已征得您同意的目的。