Why linking Aadhar with social media is dangerous

The idea of linking Aadhaar with social media, which is now under judicial scrutiny, is riddled with conceptual, legal and practical problems. On the one hand, it seeks to expand the scope of Aadhaar to uncharted and slippery areas and, on the other, it gives unnecessary and even dangerous powers to the government, private and corporate agencies. A division bench of the Madras high court is hearing two petitions demanding the interlinking of the Aadhaar database and social media profiles for authentication of identity. There are similar petitions before two other high courts. Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have approached the Supreme Court to adjudicate on the matter so that there are no varying or contradictory judgments from different courts.