Friday, 24 March, 2023

NPCI states location data must be collected with user consent

<p>All Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based applications must obtain the users&#39; prior agreement before capturing their location or geographic coordinates, according to a directive from the National Payments Corporation of India. In a circular, the firm stated that the provisions for the same must be offered without any refusal. It will be available if the consumer has already given an agreement to disclose the location originally while using the services.</p>