Linking of Social Media Accounts With Aadhaar :
Supreme Court pulls Centre
Supreme Court pulls Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, 13th
September 2019, sought the Centre’s formal response in the matter regarding the
linking of social media accounts with Aadhar card and said that the issue needs
to be decided at the earliest.
The SC
bench asked Centre-appointed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta if the government
is framing any law or regulations with respect to social media. “We will have
to do something if Centre isn't doing anything about the issues here,” the top
court said.
It
further said that it doesn't have an objection if cases related to linking of
social media profiles with Aadhaar that are pending in Madras High Court are
transferred to top court.
Following
the Supreme Court’s reproach, the Centre agreed to clarify its stand by
September 24. The apex court reiterated, “If Centre has some law or regulations
in the offing, we will make our decision accordingly."
Social
media giants like Facebook has been resisting the state’s suggestion to link
Aadhar to social media accounts on grounds that it would violate the privacy of
users.
In the
hearing last months, Facebook had also said it cannot share the Aadhaar number
with a third party as the content on its instant messaging Whatsapp was
end-to-end encrypted and even they do not have access to it.
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