Linking Aadhaar to social media accounts is a terrible idea, says advocate Karuna Nundy

2019-08-20 27

Should Whatsapp allow law enforcement agencies to trace the origin of specific messages? And should your social media account be linked to Aadhaar for authentication of identity? The Supreme Court today made these observations as it heard pleas by Whatsapp and Facebook to transfer 4 cases, pending before 4 different high courts to the Supreme Court. The top court issued notices to the government and social media companies seeking their replies.