Fourth Schedule · Video explainer

Six Purposes That Bend The Rule

Legal duties · s.7(b) benefits · an email-only account · real-time location for safety · blocking harmful content or ads · age-assurance itself

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Summary

Six purposes bend the children's rules.

Legal duties · s.7(b) benefits · an email-only account · real-time location for safety · blocking harmful content or ads · age-assurance itself

Full transcript

Six purposes bend the children's rules.

Part B of the Fourth Schedule lists them.

Legal duties in the interests of a child.

Subsidies and benefits under section 7(b).

Pause. Which one surprises people?

Creating a user account for email.

Real-time location, for her safety.

Blocking content that could harm her.

And confirming she is not a child at all.

Six purposes, each capped by its condition.

Fourth Sch. Part B(1)–(6) — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 + Rules, 2025
In force from 13 May 2027

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