🚨 *#eventhighlights* | 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 On 18th Feb 2024, The Dialogue hosted a conference to discuss Rule 10 of the DPDP Rules, focusing on parental consent for collecting children’s data. Experts from government, industry, and academia explored its challenges and the road ahead. 🔍 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: ✅ 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 – Policy must not be made with large companies in focus but should also account for smaller firms. ✅ 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙠-𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 – Should 16-17-year-olds be treated differently? ✅ 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 – Can design-based solutions enhance child safety? ✅ 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙄𝘿-𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 – Could tokenised consent be the future? ✅ 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖’𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙚-𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙙𝙚 – A necessary step for stronger online protections? The discussions raised critical questions on implementation, scalability, and privacy risks—but how can we strike the right balance? 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. 📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://thedialogue.co/publication/event-report-conference-on-childrens-personal-data-protection/ #dpdp2025 #childdataprotection #startups #msmes #dpdpa #verifiableparentalconsent #consent #agegate #data #dataprotection #safeguards