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Aadhaar hearing: Senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi argues that balancing between rights is a symbol of justice

Further, he discussed the reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to the data collected under the Aadhaar Act.

Aadhaar hearing: Senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi argues that the UIDAI is constantly improving and upgrading its systems

Returning to the issue of metadata, he argued that Aadhaar only involved the collection of limited technical data. He argued that this was needed to exercise control over the REs.

Aadhaar hearing: The Act is a well balanced law of which a few provisions should be struck down, argues advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan

Senior counsel Neeraj Kishan Kaul on behalf of the Digital Lenders Association of India and others also argued that the private sector should be allowed to use Aadhaar.

UIDAI Aadhaar software hacked using a patch that disabled critical security: Report

UIDAI Aadhaar software used to enrol new users may have been subjected to a hack using a software patch that disables critical security features

Aadhaar story so far: Here are all the important arguments from the first 15 days of the Supreme Court hearings

These crucial judgements will drive the next foundation stone of the right to privacy in India through the judgment of the Supreme Court.

Aadhaar story so far: The arguments made by petitioners and State from Days 15 to 25 of SC hearings

Part II lists the contentions made by the petitioners from Days 15 to 19, and those of the State from Days 20 to 25 of the Aadhaar hearings

Aadhaar Hearings: Counsel argues that Aadhaar is more secure than a data protection law, SC disagrees

The Bench, while discussing apprehensions of misuse of data, observed that a blinkered view of reality could not be taken while dealing with Aadhaar.

Aadhaar hearing: Political liberties cannot be foregone for economic and social justice, states the Bench

The primary argument was on how the benefits of Aadhaar through providing a right to life with dignity to the poor, outweighed the right to privacy.

Aadhaar hearing: UIDAI’s presentation discusses Aadhaar enrolment, updation and authentication processes in detail

Discussing the set up of the Aadhaar system, he stated that 9000 crores had been invested by the government in setting up and operationalizing the UIDAI

Aadhaar hearing: Entire Aadhaar project is beyond the stated objectives of Aadhaar Act, argue petitioners

The issues raised included that the entire Aadhaar project is beyond the Act’s objectives, the excessive data collection under KYR+ and State Resident Data Hubs (SRDHs),