New Delhi : After waiting for 16 months, the draft of digital personal data protection rules was issued by the Central Government on Friday. After approval from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the government has now sought opinion from the public on this draft. To give opinion, time till 18 February 2025 has been given. After the public opinion, the government will discuss this. If you want to give your feedback on it, then you can give megov.in.

In this draft, a regular is also about the presence of children on social media. According to this, children below 18 years of age will now need parents' consent to open social media accounts. Under the draft rule, strict measures have been emphasized to protect personal data of children and disabled persons.

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Penalty on breaking niyam
A fine of 250 crores can be imposed on the institution that violates privacy riams. If an institution has broken the niyams twice, then it will have to pay a penalty of 500 crores. There will also be a teacher to refuse or challenge data collection practice or demand on consumers. Consumers can decide how much their data should be used and they can also set a time limit for it. Consumers can also call a company or institution to remove their data.

Will not be revealed
The government has taken this draft a step further by approving digital personal data protection rules on its behalf. Now opinion has been sought from the common people on this draft. Whoever expresses their opinion on this draft, their names will not be disclosed. That is, in this process, complete attention of privacy will be taken.