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

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

13961 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st Nov 2018



Moneycontrol.com
The school authority is insisting visitors to bring an identity card—particularly their Aadhaar card—or an NOC from the police to gain entry to the ...



NDTV
Telecom operators have completed the adoption of a new e-KYC (Know Your Customer) process in around 85 per cent of the country and the rest is ...




NewsClick
Twenty-six households were reinstated on the ration list a year after their card was cancelled and after they submitted their Aadhaar and bank account ...







Times of India
The bench said that it was of the prima facie opinion that the employee's salary could not have been withheld over his refusal to link it with his Aadhaar ...






The Sentinel Assam
The State has been divided into ten zones for the implementation of Aadhaar under the supervision of the General Administration Department (GAD).






MediaNama.com
The Delhi High Court has granted UIDAI 4 weeks' time to file a response to a plea seeking damages for the losses due to an Aadhaar data leak, ...






NewsBytes
Following an earlier assurance by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) that Aadhaar would not be required to purchase a SIM card or avail ...






Express Computer (press release) (blog)
The Delhi High Court has granted four more weeks to the UIDAI to file its response on a plea raising concerns about Aadhaar data security and ...






Daily News & Analysis
Members' data are linked to unique Aadhaar Identity, it added. The EPFO manages social security funds of workers in the organised/semi organised ...






The New Indian Express
If they can complete data collection in a week, then we can ask the farmers to visit the branches and submit the essential documents - Aadhaar, ration ...






HuffPost India
NEW DELHI — A man threw red pepper powder at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inside the Delhi secretariat on Tuesday, an attack the Aam ...






Times of India
... Mahuatanr village in Dumka district, was denied ration after his family's ration card was cancelled in 2016 as it was not linked with his Aadhaar card.






Times of India
With this the land records will be available to the people on the lines of Aadhaar card enabling them to carry their land records in pocket. The Chief ...






The New Indian Express
With this, the land records will be available to people on the lines of Aadhaar card, enabling people to carry their land records in their pocket.








JBKlutse (press release) (blog)
If you haven't already made your Aadhaar card then it's time that you apply for this as soon as possible because not only is it very handy but it is a ...






The Hans India
He said that interested participants should bring Aadhaar card, age proof and three passport size photographs and attend the selection process.






Times of India
The campaign has benefitted 250 patients in Meerut so far. With a number of details – including Aadhaar card, bank account number, IFSC code and ...






Times of India
The customers may be asked to give a bio-metric acknowledgement on a hand-held device which may be linked to Aadhaar to asce... Read MoreThe ...






LatestLY
... child of the parent. How to Link Aadhaar Card to PAN Card in Easy Steps: Know Online and Offline Ways to Link PAN Number and Aadhaar Number ...






The Quint
Some people do not have ration cards or labour books, but they have Aadhaar. And interestingly, the Aadhaar cards have their addresses at the Stone ...






The Navhind Times
Through biometric authentication linked with Aadhaar (unique identity number), card holders can collect commodities which are weighed digitally.