WhatsApp tests date-of-birth feature in India ahead of DPDP Act age-verification rulesWhatsApp has begun testing an optional date-of-birth feature for a limited number of users in India as it prepares for compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. The feature is voluntary during the testing phase and will not affect users' experience. “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. We understand that information about someone’s age is private and it won’t be shared with other WhatsApp users,” the spokesperson added, according to the report. The move comes as India prepares to operationalise provisions of the DPDP Act that require platforms processing children’s personal data to adopt age-verification measures to determine whether users are below 18 years of age.