India's DPDP Act Enters the Real World: WhatsApp Verifies Ages, Supreme Court Pokes Holes

WhatsApp has begun testing a date-of-birth prompt across India — the platform's largest market with over 600 million users. The move is a direct response to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which requires companies to verify whether users are under 18 before processing their personal data. A WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed the tests are aimed at "privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age." It's the...