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

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

11570 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 3rd July 2017



Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked states to ensure that all enrolments, even those by private agencies, shift to government or ...



Moneycontrol.com
With the 'deadline' for linking Aadhaar and PAN card expiring on June 30, taxpayers who missed linking the two documents are confused about what ...



Economic Times
MUMBAI: Aadhaar Enabled Payments Systems (AEPS), promoted by the government to drive digital payments in rural India, is showing definitive ...






Livemint
New Delhi: Eminent lawyer and constitutional law expert, Kottayan Katankot Venugopal, who is set to become the new attorney general of India, ...






Live Law
The court had told Abrahim that if he would be willing to furnish his Aadhaar card, a direction can be given to the respondent college to grant his son ...



Swarajya
Morning Brief: Moody's Gives Thumbs Up To GST, Jews Seek Minority Status; Aadhaar An Indian consumer goods trader shows letters GST ...






NDTV
The intervention came after an NDTV report on Saturday underscored their condition with no Aadhaar card, ration card or pension. The report had ...






Livemint
The Finance Act, 2017, made it mandatory to quote Aadhaar to file an ITR, with effect from 1 July 2017. While the decision was challenged in the ...






Livemint
Click this option and then login using any one of the more secure methods, such as: Aadhaar linkage to generate OTP; Net banking; demat account ...






Economic Times
The other important case to be listed for hearing for a regular bench for interim relief will be the contentious Aadhaar case. Though a Constitution ...






Firstpost (satire)
It has said, whichever mobile network allowed maximum number of successful Aadhaar to PAN card link on Jun 30th will be announced as the fastest ...






The Hindu
All eligible voters are now required to submit a copy of Aadhaar as proof of identity and address. The registration holds good for both general as well ...






Live Law
AADHAAR MATTER: The Supreme Court had way back on August 11, 2015 referred to a Constitution Bench a batch of petitions challenging the ...






Economic Times
Also, banks prefer asset light payment solutions for financial inclusion, like micro ATMs and Aadhaar Pay rather than deploying expensive ATMs.






Hindustan Times
The biometric identity number, Aadhaar, has in theory brought a billion Indians into the cyber age and will be the basis for even more digital services, ...






The New Indian Express
Earlier, there was a communication the ID can be secured using Aadhaar number. But his has not happened. Only those who uploaded digital ...






The New Indian Express
... affected owing to a glitch in issuing the GST ID number. Earlier, a communication had mentioned the ID could be secured using Aadhaar number.






Scroll.in
Shift all Aadhaar enrolment centres to government premises by August 31, UIDAI tells states: The agency believes the move will ensure direct ...






Telangana Today
While last year, Aadhaar details were made mandatory for admissions, this time the TSCHE has collected Aadhaar, intermediate hall tickets and for ...






Times of India
For seeking admission, the students will need to upload their Aadhaar card along with necessary certificates while taking admission. The last date for ...






Bar & Bench
Besides, the Court is also seized of certain politically sensitive cases like challenge to Aadhaar, Cattle Rules etc. which are likely to be heard this ...






NYOOOZ
Summary: We then approached IDFC Bank, which is the parent bank of Aadhaar Pay. She and her team of three came up with the idea for Aadhar pay ...






Telangana Today
Candidates Aadhaar details (Finger Print Biometric) will be verified with Unique Identification Authority of India at the help line centers. ICET Officials of ...