The outcome of this hearing will impact the acceptance and adoption of biometric identity across the world.Īt home in India, the need for biometric identity is staked on claims that it will improve government savings through efficient, targeted delivery of welfare. The Sri Lankan government has already made plans to introduce a biometric digital identity for citizens to access services, despite stiff opposition to the proposal, and similar plans are under consideration in Pakistan, Nepal and Singapore. Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand have expressed interest in implementing biometric identification system inspired by Aadhaar. The stakes in the Aadhaar case are huge, given the central government’s ambitions to export the underlying technology to other countries. Following last August’s ruling in the Puttaswamy case rejecting the Attorney General's contention that privacy was not a fundamental right, a five-judge bench is now weighing in on the privacy concerns raised by the unsanctioned use of Aadhaar. The Supreme Court of India has commenced final hearings in the long-standing challenge to India's massive biometric identity apparatus, Aadhaar.
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