Right to privacy activists demand proposed unified card be kept in abeyance

Privacy advocacy groups, including the Internet Freedom Foundation, have urged the Telangana government to halt the implementation of a proposed unified welfare card. They argue the scheme lacks a legal framework and fails to meet constitutional privacy standards established by the Supreme Court.
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) and, city-based NGO, ASEEM demanded that the proposed unified card be kept in abeyance due to the absence of a legal framework. They said they have submitted a representation to the State government.
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