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The law is reshaping how education technology companies collect, store and delete the personal data of schoolchildren, some of India’s youngest and most vulnerable internet users.
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When Mihir Jana’s IT team sits down with a new client these days, the conversation no longer starts only with features or pricing. Instead, they ask more about where the data is going and how long it will be kept.
Mr. Jana is the managing director of EDZLearn Services, a Delhi-based company that builds learning management systems and AI-driven platforms for schools, universities, banks, and other institutions. Since India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act began taking effect, he said, “the entire ballgame has changed” for the ed-tech industry his company serves.
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Passed by the Parliament in August 2023 and rolled out in phases since the DPDP Rules were notified in November 2025, the law is reshaping how education technology companies collect, store and delete the personal data of schoolchildren, some of India’s youngest and most vulnerable internet users.
