The Supreme Court’s recognition of privacy as a basic fundamental right paves the way for discourse around informational privacy, as underscored by each of the judges in the detailed verdict. Though this is a victory for many of us who have been advocating the need for this recognition, our work is far from over.

Robust data privacy laws are needed to allow citizens to enjoy this newly provided right while imposing accountability on anyone handling personal data. Digital privacy is a subset of the right to privacy but can be fully exercised only if a good data protection ...