The “right to privacy” reference question now before India’s Supreme Court will have major implications concerning the cross-linking of Aadhaar and ancillary biometric registries to other government databases. Petitioners recently asked the court to protect constitutional rights to privacy. The government, on the other hand, is seeking to declare that a “right to privacy” does not formally exist. If the court ultimately determines that the right is not existent, then the national government will legally be able to use Aadhaar
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