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 24, 2018

13782 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 22nd July 2018



Biometric Update
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) reviewed the Biometric Lock function of the Aadhaar system in a series of Tweets this week, as it ...






Financial Express
An Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system was introduced in the Tripura Secretariat on Saturday to maintain employees are in their respective ...





The Hindu
The Karnataka Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill 2018, which was passed in the 2018 budget ...






Pune Mirror
While some say that the officials denied them entry over fake Aadhaar cards, some others say they were not let in for reporting late at the centre.






Entrackr
Aadhaar-based payments was one of them. Now the feature may not be continued in future as NPCI has asked all banks to remove 'Pay to Aadhaar' ...




Times Now
From filing tax returns to easily signing a document from anywhere, Aadhaar users have the liberty to get things done much easier than they would ...






Deccan Herald
In a shocking lapse, many state government departments are storing and using the 12-digit Aadhaar number against the rule book, stoking concerns ...






Millennium Post
New Delhi: The target of introducing 20 lakh Aadhaar-based Point of Sale (POS) terminals has not been met due to supply constraints and there are ...






News18
Vir Sanghvi speaks to lawyer Rahul Matthan and Former Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman Nandan Nilekani about privacy law ...






Hindu Business Line (satire) (press release) (blog)
Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd has submitted to BSE the Shareholding Pattern for the Period Ended June 30, 2018. For more details, kindly Click here.






Business Standard
Several municipalities, such as in Gurugram, have made the child's Aadhaar number mandatory for issuing a birth certificate. But without a birth ...






The Hindu
Taking advantage of their desperation, touts in the Old City are making a killing by taking huge sums and also managing them passports and Aadhaar ...






The Tribune
Aadhaar has been issued to 121.65 crore people and “we do daily authentication of 3.5 crore Aadhaar numbers,” he said. Stressing Aadhaar had ...






Daily Pioneer
The Minister appealed to consumers not to give social platforms blanket permission to use their data. Aadhaar has been issued to 121.65 crore people ...






NewsClick
A similar though far worse scenario in India — armed with Aadhaar and newfangled FinTech (financial technology) tools being forced into the social ...






Times of India
“In June, higher authorities sent a letter informing us that Aadhaar cards of 11,000 students were not matching with educational documents.






Outlook India
Chennai, Jul 21 The Madras High Court has held that though documents such as Aadhaar, voter ID and marriage certificate have been obtained by a ...






Times Now
Before heading to your nearby Jio store, make sure to carry your Aadhaar card number for verifications, an old phone for exchange along with battery ...






The New Indian Express
Their children are being denied admission in schools as they as do not have Aadhaar cards, the villagers said. Around 85 members of 30 tribal ...






The New Indian Express
... BHIM Aadhaar Merchant Incentive Scheme and Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) waiver for the debit card, BHIM UPI, Aadhaar Pay transactions less ...







Daily News & Analysis
Documents you will require to file ITR: PAN card, Aadhaar card, Form 16, Bank Account details, Investment details viz LIC, PPF, NSC, NPS, Health, ...






Daily News & Analysis
However, he also clarified that the Employees State Insurance Scheme was not taken into account as Aadhaar linking of many individuals is still in ...






The Indian Express
The AAP government's proposed doorstep ration delivery scheme, pending with the law department, is unlikely to take off anytime soon, with a near ...






The Hans India
Stating that earlier there was a room for corruption and one family used to get 10 houses, the MLA informed that after linking the benefits to Aadhaar ...





NewsX
Candidates are advised to take the print out of the application form for future use and they should also make sure they carry their respective Aadhaar ...