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World Business Report: First broadcast 2017/08/24 22:32 GMT: India's National Identity System Under Threat After Supreme Court Ruling

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India's National Identity System Under Threat After Supreme Court Ruling

First broadcast 2017/08/24 22:32 GMT

First broadcast 2017/08/24 22:32 GMT: India's National Identity System Under Threat After Supreme Court Ruling

BBC World Service - World Business Report, India's National Identity System Under Threat After Supreme Court Ruling

The court ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, jeopardising a biometric ID scheme.

India's Supreme Court ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, with implications for the government's vast biometric ID scheme. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan represented civil liberties groups in the case, and tells us why he welcomes the outcome. UK public relations firm Bell Pottinger has been found in breach of an industry code of conduct for a controversial social media campaign that took place in South Africa. Our regular economic commentator Irwin Stelzer of the Hudson Institute considers the impact of a series of firings and resignations in President Trump's White House. Plus, tourist operators in Ireland want greater visitor access for a heritage site featured in Star Wars. 

(Picture: A person in India providing their fingerprint for the country's biometric identification scheme. Picture credit: AFP)

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