WhatsApp traceability: Supreme Court refuses to stay Madras HC proceedings

In a setback to Facebook, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the proceedings in the Madras High Court in a case related to linking of the social media profiles of users with Aadhaar. A Bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta while issuing notice to the Centre and Trai and various social media platforms such as Google, YouTube and Twitter refused to stay the hearing in the Madras HC. The HC is taking up the case on Wednesday.

The Bench also observed that “there is a conflict between privacy and how the government should run the country when crimes are committed. There has to be a balance…under what condition information can be given and to whom.”