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, January 30, 2018

12811 - Aadhaar Articles dated 3oth January 2018



Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar has the potential to transform the financial services industry including banking, insurance, lending, payments, led by services such as e-know your customer and e-Sign, said the Internet and Mobile Association of India, but added that the scheme needs to address the possible misuse of ...





Outlook India
The Supreme Court is still hearing the cases surrounding Aadhaar. “The Centre had told the court that no coercive action would be taken against those who do not have the Aadhaar card but are willing to enrol for. The attorney General representing the centre had told court that such people would not be ...



Livemint
What is her residential status? On the tax return, it shows 'resident'. Based on her residential status, is she eligible for an Aadhaar number? Can she be treated as an NRI? 2. Can my mother continue to hold bank fixed deposits in India or should they be transferred to an NRO/NRE account? How will she ...






Scroll.in
But this, according to poet and playwright Ramakrishnan (Ramu) Ramanathan, is what makes him the ideal choice for the first in his series of protest poems, to be performed soon as sketches on stage, on Aadhaar titled “O, did you know Ashwathama does not have an Aadhaar”. In a desperate attempt at ...






Firstpost
Aadhaar and its alleged surveillance capabilities has been a major subject of dispute among those for and against Aadhaar. In yesterday's Twitter Q&A session, the UIDAI yet against insisted that Aadhaar is nothing but a tool for identification. Technical experts, on the other hand, have long since been ...






The Northlines
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said Aadhaar has helped the government in “eliminating middlemen” and save over Rs 57,000 crore. “Aadhaar has helped in securing the rights of the poor by eliminating middlemen. At present, digital payments are being carried out in more than 400 schemes of ...



Deccan Chronicle
Instead, applicants must have an Aadhaar number or enrolment number, a self-declaration document and any two identification documents of the 12 listed. The passport will be processed and issued within three days, but the police verification will be carried out after the passport has been dispatched, ...






Afternoon Voice
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that Aadhaar has helped in securing the rights of the poor by eliminating middlemen. Addressing a joint-sitting of both the houses of the parliament, the President said, “Aadhaar has helped in securing the rights of the poor by eliminating middlemen. With help ...






Business Standard
Aadhaar has the potential to transform financial services industry including banking, insurance, lending, payments, according to Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). Conventional paper based Know your customer (KYC) or authentication is a resource intensive process; in terms of time, ...






Free Press Journal
After being questioned by the citizens over hawkers menace in Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to make Aadhaar card mandatory, for those to want to procure hawker's license. According to a report in Asian Age, the BMC has made a special software for issuing licenses ...






The New Indian Express
From now on, those applying under the Tatkaal scheme do not have to submit the certificate.The applications will be processed upon submission of Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrollment number, self-declaration as per Annexure-E (Available in passportindia.gov.in), and two out of 12 listed documents ...



The New Indian Express
After Aadhaar privacy concerns, now identity, address, phone number of Tamil Nadu ration card holders freely available on PDS website. By Sushmitha Ramakrishnan | Express News Service | Published: 30th January 2018 02:35 AM |. Last Updated: 30th January 2018 11:16 AM | A+A A- |. A woman ...






Daily News & Analysis
Roda Billimoria is 70-years old and has been bed-ridden for more than 10 years. Her family members were required to arrange for an ambulance, lift her from the second floor of her residence at Nana Chowk and take her to Citizen Facilitation Center D ward office of the BMC for Aadhaar enrollment.






Daily News & Analysis
The resident of Nadia is among those who miraculously survived the horrific bus tragedy in West Bengal's Murshidabad. As the death toll reached 41 on Tuesday, anxious relatives reached the accident spot to look for their loved one. With Aadhaar and Voter ID card in their hands, many were enquiring ...






Yabiladi in English
Moroccan officials are exclusively interested in India's Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian residents based on their biometric and demographic data. Launched by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2009, this system has been an efficient model for ...






Business Today
In a bid to push Aadhaar, Indian Railways had increased the monthly cap on tickets booked on the IRCTC portal from six to 12 for Aadhaar-verified passengers. IRCTC said passengers can continue to book up to six tickets a month without validating their Aadhaar cards. On the IRCTC portal, ...






News18
The 24-year-old woman had also alleged that her husband forged her Aadhaar card, got the marriage registered, and made her to listen to sermons by controversial speaker Zakir Naik. Aishwarya Kumar | News18.com. Updated:January 29, 2018, 6:57 PM IST. facebook · Twitter · google skype whatsapp.






The New Indian Express
Following this, Jha shot a letter to regional office saying “I am directed to forward herewith a letter of Syed Samsuddin Hussain dated 27-12-2017 with direction for taking necessary action as per ALCM Policy, Aadhaar Act, 2106 and Aadhaar regulations, 2106.” The letter also directed that a field enquiry ...








BGR India
From our report of no smart chips on Aadhaar card to new Moto X4 variant being launched, today was an eventful day. We also saw HTC India announcing the release date of Android Oreo update for the U11. Here's taking a brief look at all these news stories.





The Hindu
With a view to streamlining 'darshans' at Tirumala, the State government is contemplating restricting frequent visitors. The 'darshan' ticket will be tagged with Aadhaar to identify frequent visitors. This is to ensure that first-time visitors in a given year will get priority and chance for early 'darshan' compared ...






TechBullion
However in its infancy, Aadhaar didn't have a strong impact on e-commerce in India, as privacy issues concerned many first-time online and mobile users. Arguably, the growth and emergence of India's largest homegrown e-commerce giant, Flipkart, as well as Myntra and Jabong as early players ...






Business Line
Nor has the issue of Aadhaar been elaborated upon, even as it remained one of the CEA's favoured themes in earlier Surveys — the wonders of the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile trinity. In all, there is reticence and restraint written all over the document, as the Centre prepares for its last full Budget — and ...






Times of India
Vaishampayan added that it is now mandatory to submit the 12-digit Aadhaar number or 28-digit Aadhaar enrolment number under this scheme. "The ministry has also furnished a list of 12 documents, of which the applicant can submit any two, to apply for a passport under this scheme," he explained, ...