A Guide to Litigating Identity Systems
MULTINATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
IN IDENTITY SYSTEMS
61. The involvement of multinationals in the implementation of national identity
systems heightens the risk of privacy violations caused by improper access to
personal data.
a) The dissenting opinion in the Aadhaar judgment notes the system’s
contract with L-1 Identity Solutions, an American company, through which
the biometric software used by the system is licensed from the
company.265 The dissent notes that the contract’s terms could allow for
access to personal information by the company without an individual’s
consent.266
265 Aadhaar Judgment, ¶ 231 of dissent.
266 Aadhaar Judgment, ¶ 232 of dissent.
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