DPDP Act, draft Rules threaten privacy, autonomy of PwDs, infantilises them, argue activists
Disability rights activists in Delhi are building a coalition to get a key provision of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 dropped or amended. Section 9(1) of the Act has clubbed children with persons with disabilities (PwDs) to mandate that even in cases of adult PwDs who have legal guardians, consent for use…