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

Sunday, July 29, 2018

13793 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 28th July 2018



'Amend Aadhaar Act to protect data'
Times of India
NEW DELHI: An expert panel headed by Justice BN Srikrishna on Friday proposed amendments to the Aadhaar Act to bolster data protection by ...

UIDAI will surely benefit from the Aadhaar-related media monitoring exercise it is planning - Financial Express

Good for Aadhaar, good for People: UIDAI CEO on Srikrishna report - Economic Times

Amend Aadhaar law, recommends Srikrishna panel - The New Indian Express




Justice Srikrishna panel have given balanced opinion on Aadhaar provisions: Nilekani
Economic Times
Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani said Justice Srikrishna panel has given a balanced opinion on Aadhaar provisions. UIDAI will now come under the ...

Srikrishna Committee embraced a balanced view on Aadhaar: Nandan Nilekani - Business Standard

Srikrishna panel submits data protection bill to MEITY; no word on Aadhaar - Firstpost

Srikrishna committee wants changes in Aadhaar Act, autonomy for UIDAI - Hindustan Times


What harm can you do to me if you have my Aadhaar details, asks Trai chairman RS Sharma
ThePrint
As the debate intensifies before the Supreme Court judgment, the outgoing Trai chairman says Aadhaar doesn't violate privacy. New Delhi: Telecom ...





HC seeks Centre's reply on plea to use Aadhaar details of missing persons
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday sought Centre's response on a PIL seeking direction to utilise biometric and Aadhaar details of missing ...

Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea to use Aadhaar details of missing persons - The Indian Express

Use Aadhaar details to track down missing people, says plea in… - India Legal


Mamata questions Centre on making Aadhaar compulsory for availing services
Times of India
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday questioned the Centre for making Aadhaar compulsory for availing services and ...

"Has Aadhaar Brought Down Terrorism": Mamata Banerjee Attacks Centre - NDTV


HC bats for Aadhaar details of missing persons
The Hindu
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought Centre's response on a petition seeking direction to utilise biometric and Aadhaar details of missing persons, ...

Delhi HC seeks govt reply on PIL to use Aadhaar details of missing persons - Hindustan Times

Centre reply sought on using Aadhaar details:Delhi high court - The Asian Age


Denied Ration for Not Linking Aadhaar, Man Dies of Malnutrition in Jharkhand
The Wire
The victim belonged to the 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribals Group' category for which the Supreme Court has instructed that 35 kg of grains be ...





'Jan Gan Man Ki Baat' Episode 283: Aadhaar for ITR and Politics of Hate
The Wire
Vinod Dua discusses the Delhi and Madras high courts rulings that Aadhaar is not mandatory for filing income tax returns, and hateful statements ...





How fraud Aadhaar calls are targeting bank accounts
Times of India
He offered to link her SIM with her Aadhaar number. When she agreed, the caller asked her to share her Aadhaar number and forward a text message ...





Afghan national in Pune, who managed to get Aadhaar card and Indian passport, sent back
The Indian Express
Police suspect that Qadiri procured the Aadhaar card, which had an address of Bhawani Peth, Pune, via fraudulent means. The inquiry is on to ...

Afghan citizen who managed to procure Aadhaar card and Indian passport, deported back to his ... - OpIndia


Aadhaar numbers have 'mixed-up' biometrics: Report
Planet Biometrics
Between 1-1.5% of all Aadhaar enrollment made in the last seven years have mixed biometricsaccording to highly placed sources in the UIDAI, ...





Errors in Aadhaar Card? Here's how to update your UIDAI
Catch News
Aadhaar card and also Permanent Account Number (PAN) always be the so important document which is not only our identity but also a government ...





Draft data protection bill: Would have been better had report come out earlier, say Aadhaar ...
The Indian Express
Petitioners who had challenged the Constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act Friday said it would have been better if the Sri Krishna Committee report ...





Registration, Aadhaar link of 12th students under NAD to be completed by Sept 2019
The Hitavada
As per schedule, 12th students of Chhattisgarh board need to register their Aadhaar number with the CGBSE website by September 2019.





Charges framed against eight
The Tribune
This way, the loan instalment was deducted from the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of the victims. Also, two of the accused were former bank ...





ITR 2018-19: Here's how you can e-verify your returns
Times Now
Aadhaar based OTP: Since linking Aadhaar with PAN is mandatory for filing ITR, taxpayers can log in to e-filing portal and then click on Generate ...





Glitch mars property registrations
The Hans India
Three days ago, more than 10 registrations were not registered at a Sub-Registrar office in Tirupati due to non-opening of Aadhaar-KYC link.





Death by Starvation of Three Delhi Minors Exposes Chinks in Food Security Programme
The Wire
Making food security conditional upon peoples' ability to produce identity proof / residence proof / Aadhaar etc. is inhumane and a violation of the right ...

Delhi starvation deaths: How the government safety net failed to protect a family on the margins - Scroll.in
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