{"id":1261,"date":"2017-08-24T09:09:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T17:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2017-08-24T09:09:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T17:09:19","slug":"mozilla-applauds-india-supreme-courts-decision-upholding-privacy-fundamental-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/08\/24\/mozilla-applauds-india-supreme-courts-decision-upholding-privacy-fundamental-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla applauds India Supreme Court&#8217;s decision upholding privacy as a fundamental right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla is thrilled to see the Supreme Court of India&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sci.gov.in\/pdf\/LU\/ALL%20WP(C)%20No.494%20of%202012%20Right%20to%20Privacy.pdf\">decision<\/a> declaring that the Right to Privacy is guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. Mozilla fights for privacy around the world as part of our mission, and so we\u2019re pleased to see the Supreme Court unequivocally end the debate on whether this right even exists in India. Attention must move now to Aadhaar, which the government is increasingly making mandatory without meaningful privacy protections. To realize the right to privacy in practice, swift action is needed to enact a strong data protection law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla is thrilled to see the Supreme Court of India&#8217;s decision declaring that the Right to Privacy is guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. Mozilla fights for privacy around the world &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/08\/24\/mozilla-applauds-india-supreme-courts-decision-upholding-privacy-fundamental-right\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[847,69,10139],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mozilla applauds India Supreme Court&#039;s decision upholding privacy as a fundamental right - Open Policy &amp; Advocacy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/08\/24\/mozilla-applauds-india-supreme-courts-decision-upholding-privacy-fundamental-right\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jochai Ben-Avie\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/08\/24\/mozilla-applauds-india-supreme-courts-decision-upholding-privacy-fundamental-right\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/08\/24\/mozilla-applauds-india-supreme-courts-decision-upholding-privacy-fundamental-right\/\",\"name\":\"Mozilla applauds India Supreme Court's decision upholding privacy as a fundamental right - Open Policy &amp; 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