Meta Preps compliance with India's Privacy Act, but has problems with the safety of children

Copyright © HT Digital Streams Limit all rights reserved. Companies Meta Preps comply with India’s Privacy Act, but questions prohibit the detection of child use Shouvik Das 4 min Read 10 APR 2025, 08:22 PM ist Rob Sherman, Vice President of Policy and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer at Meta. (Rob Sherman/LinkedIn) Summary Rob Sherman said the company began assessing the DPDP Act -but was also in conversation with the government on its blanket restriction on the detection of users under 18. New -Delhi: Meta Platforms Inc’s World Wide Regulatory Team is achieving the compliance with India’s Names. However, as the major technology firm aligns its Indian operations under the upcoming law, it insists that the blanket of India is compromising the detection of the Internet use of minor users. Rob Sherman, Vice President of Policy and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer at Meta, spoke to Mint, saying that the company did not expect the Indian operations to be hampered by the coming law. Read also | Zuckerberg tries to enter Trump in the fight against Meta EU decision “There are unique requirements in different laws around the world. We have built up an internal process called regulatory readiness, which internalizes laws to make choices and differences for our products worldwide. that the current definition of protecting the online behavior of minor users is “a gap that is important to fill”. For example, we have systems that monitor for abusive activities, or to identify people who harm themselves. These things look at people’s behavior, and while we have India’s goal to keep online, this piece did not say by law, “he added. On March 5, Mint reported that Meta had submitted his feedback to the rules that would enforce the DPDP Act, 2023. of the Internet use of users. Consultations on the law over the years. It will affect whether things are feasible. In addition to minor user detection and profilation, there are many other key areas of compliance – for example, the process of age verification has remained an open question. Each area has a dedicated world team in our ‘regulatory readiness’ that works to submit to India,’ Sherman. Attorneys and policy experts in India largely agreed with the assessment of the law. Dhruv Garg, partner at the public policy-thinking tank Indian management and policy project (I-GAP), said: “The blanket definition of behavioral detection’s’ adverse effect on the well-being of a child’s statement, under section 9 (2) of the DPDP Act, 2023, has no clarity.” In addition, Sherman said, Meta still holds “discussions with the government about the compliance plan to address specific areas of the law.” Voluntary disclosure of age and the application of current protection. deception to come over, but to practice their age, but the basic structure is, but it is busy. place, “he said. The executive also underlined that privacy regulations may not work as a template to enforce copyright controls and inquiries in Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, such as Meta’s own ‘llama’ family. in India may be different from another country. On this note, we are optimistic about the global AI partnerships and summit, and the collaborative work that governments have started to do. That’s good for us, “Sherman said. India currently does not have a law regarding AI. Technology is not to regulate. Live to get business news.