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Right to Privacy Hearing: No democracy without the Right to Privacy

Right to Privacy Hearing: No democracy without the Right to Privacy

#aadhaar, #UID, #Right to privacy, #Fundamental Right, #Supreme Court, #biometrics, #Protection of Human Rights Act

The bench of nine SC judges continued hearing arguments for a second day, to settle the question of whether Indian citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, in the ongoing Aadhaar case. Several petitioners had questioned whether the government can mandatorily link the 12-digit, biometrics linked UID number to government services, and make it compulsory to enroll in the biometrics database.

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