[TriNetra]

> They are also planning an e pass feature which will be required to board a flight/metro. Chinese level dystopian shit in the works.

From Bill Gates notes [0]: "Eventually we will have some digital certificates to show who has recovered or been tested recently or when we have a vaccine who has received it."

IMO most (if not all) of steps being taken by India have been guided by world experts opinion on tackling this pandemic and it's too early to be panic about such measures. Let this virus problem be gone and we can then talk if government continues to keep such tracking in-place

Btw, Indian legal system is no joke when it comes to higher courts - often courts have struck down laws not according to the fundamental spirit of the constitution. In a landmark judgement in August, 2017, India's Supreme Court Upholds Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right [1]:

> The right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution.

0: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/A-coronavirus-AMA

1: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/08/indias-supreme-court-u...