Whatsapp And Aadhaar – How Privacy Is Affecting Government Policies
The debate on the right to privacy will start on Tuesday when the Supreme Court will hear what the arguments of the central government are. There are two completely different cases that have made the debate interesting. The first one includes Aadhaar where the government has outlined its argument on privacy not being a fundamental right but a common law right. Article 21 deals with privacy if there is a case of unauthorized intrusion into one’s private details. This argument is a polar opposite of what Supreme Court stands for in the case of Whatsapp privacy policy. The data connected to a certain individual is a part of his/her personality and so Whatsapp privacy policies should fall under Article 21. Centre has been arguing in favor of the Whatsapp privacy policy. The government believes that the data of a person is highly personal and extends to his personality. ‘ My personal data and information relating to me are a part of my personality. The inf...