In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.
On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.
In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.
In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.
In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.
"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi
Ram Krishnaswamy
Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Monday, June 19, 2017

11538 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 18th June 2017



What is the lowdown on linking of Aadhaar-PAN for taxes?
The Hindu
Starting July 1, the government has made it mandatory for taxpayers to link their Aadhaar number to their PAN cards in order to be able to file returns.
Link PAN with Aadhaar through SMS: Here is how to do it - Indiainfoline
Linking Aadhaar number with your bank account, last date December 31, 2017; here's how you ... - India.com
Aadhaar made mandatory for opening new accounts - eGov Magazine | Elets


In Karnataka, organ donors will have to give Aadhaar information
Times of India
BENGALURU: Organ donors in Karnataka will soon have to provide their Aadhaar details while pledging their organs as the state is trying to ...
Soon, Aadhaar Will Be Mandatory For Organ Donors In Karnataka - Outlook India


Government hires PC Sriram and Santhosh Sivan as consultants for Aadhaar photography
Firstpost (satire)
Our renowned consultants will help in creating a better image for Aadhaar if not a better Aadhaar card photo”, the UIDAI official told Faking News.





Aadhaar centres in wards to meet enrolment target in Dec
Times of India
PUNE: A permanent Aadhaar enrolment centre at ward office level or at any central location for covering every 25,000 population who have not ...
Manipur: 74 pc in valleys have Aadhaar cads, Hill districts lag behind in enrollment! - thenortheasttoday.com


State awaits RBI directive on Aadhaar in banks
The Shillong Times
SHILLONG: The State Government is awaiting an order from the Reserve Bank of India on the central directive that makes Aadhaar mandatory for ...





Wodehouse Capital Advisors launches exclusive investment club
Times of India
"DCB Bank has launched the country's first Aadhaar based iris eye scan customer verification and Aadhaar-based fingerprint operated ATM in ...





Rising Kashmir News
Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper (press release)
Department of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Kashmir has started distributing three months advance food grains to its ...





Biased western media concocts anti-Modi tales
Daily Pioneer
However, to posit me as the lone contrarian in a panel that was, presumably, to be dominated by NGOs and libertarians — the anti-Aadhaar brigade ...





Centre to confer awards on Haryana for achievements in implementation of MNREGS, PMAY-G
Web India 123
Award would be conferred on the Haryana Government under the category 'Performance in Aadhaar seeding and conversion' for carrying out ...





SRESTHA Is Not A Regressive Step But An Honest Attempt At Course Correction
Swarajya
With Aadhaar, Information Technology Research Academy and disbanding of Planning Commission, the government has demonstrated a clear ...





No-fly list for unruly passengers likely in July
Oneindia
If implemented, the passengers will have to give their Aadhaar numbers at the time of booking tickets. So that, one cannot travel or book tickets in flase ...





Teachers' training colleges under lens
NYOOOZ
The universities are likely to be directed to link the salary accounts of teachers serving in different training colleges with their Aadhaar numbers in ...





Maoists behead Giridih 'police informer'
NYOOOZ
Summary: RANCHI: Maoist rebels beheaded a man in Giridih district alleging he was a police informer, police said on Saturday. Barnawal, who was ...
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