WhatsApp has started testing an optional date-of-birth feature for select users in India as it prepares to comply with upcoming DPDP Act provisions on age verification. The Meta-owned platform said the information will remain private and users can continue using WhatsApp without providing their date of birth during the testing phase.
New Delhi, Aug 7: Meta-backed WhatsApp has started testing an optional feature that allows users in India to add their date of birth as the messaging platform prepares for compliance with upcoming provisions of the country's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act relating to age verification, according to a report.
NDTV Profit reported that the company confirmed that the feature is being tested with a limited set of users after screenshots surfaced online showing a prompt asking users to 'Add your date of birth', stating that upcoming laws in India require the platform to ask for users' age.
"To comply with upcoming laws in India like the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, we are testing privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age," a WhatsApp spokesperson said.
According to the company, the feature is currently optional and users do not need to provide their date of birth to continue using the messaging service during the testing phase.
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