India Links 1.4 Billion Aadhaar IDs to a Unified Health Record System — Patients Were Not Asked

India's Ministry of Health has completed the backend integration of the Aadhaar biometric identity system with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission health record platform, creating a unified health profile linked to the unique identifier held by virtually every Indian citizen. No opt-in or opt-out mechanism was provided before the integration went live.