For today’s children, the internet is the first playground – a space where they learn, explore, and leave their first digital footprints. Yet, as parents eagerly document these moments with love and pride, an unintended digital shadow begins to follow their children, a shadow they neither chose nor control. In this delicate balance between parental pride and privacy lies the urgent need for a rights-based approach to safeguard children’s rights in the digital age.  The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules,