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 12, 2018

13978 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 11th December 2018



Govt seeks legal opinion on the validity of Aadhaar-based eSign services
Economic Times
The Union government has sought legal opinion on the validity of Aadhaar-based eSign services from the ministry of law and justice, in a move aimed ...

Govt Seeks Clarification On Use Of eSign Services From Law and Justice Ministry - Inc42 Media


Giving Aadhaar Details For Bank Accounts, SIM Cards To Be Made Voluntary
NDTV
The Narendra Modi government has decided to make disclosure of Aadhaar details optional for people while opening a bank account or getting a ...





Limited number of Indian citizens may have option to leave Aadhaar and delete biometrics
Biometric Update
The Indian government is considering making Aadhaar optional for the country's citizens, and is finalizing an amendment to Section 33(2) of the ...

NEXT Biometrics Hones India Focus with Latest Partnership - findBIOMETRICS

NEXT partners with LastMile Mobi to develop new biometrics-enabled products - Biometric Update


14 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants arrested, Aadhaar cards seized
Times of India
“We found that apart from possessing identity cards, which claim they were Bangladesh nationals, most of the arrested men were having Aadhaar ...





Aadhaar is pain without gain, did little to fix corruption: professor
The Hindu
Aadhaar is hurtling us towards a Black Mirror dystopia with even children not being spared from the unique identity project, Reetika Khera, Associate ...





Aadhaar linking error denies 68-year-old Telangana man pension
The New Indian Express
What is more shocking is that when he went to find out why is he not getting his monthly pension from the officials, it came to light that his Aadhaar ...





Soon, Aadhaar details will be optional for bank accounts, SIM-cards
NewsBytes
On the first day of the Winter Session of the Parliament, the Modi government has decided to make Aadhaar details optional for those applying for new ...





2 arrested for making fake Aadhar cards
Times of India
Bijnor: Local intelligence unit (LIU) has arrested two persons for allegedly making fake Aadhaar cards. Police recovered an eye-scanner, laptops, ...





Why Do Use Digital Certificates Which Has Been Discarded by Most Countries?
Moneylife
The year 2018 will go down in history as a witness to one of the most vehemently fought privacy battles opposing imposition of Aadhaar. To those who ...





Is Blockchain A Solution For Securing Centralized ID Databases?
Forbes
The problem with universal IDs, such as the REAL ID in the United States and the Aadhaar card in India, is that they can lead to the creation of national ...





Telco made to pay for father of all errors
Times of India
Last September, Thaker moved the Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad (rural) with a complaint that ever since he linked his Aadhaar ...





Indian govt likely to meet FY19 digital payments target
ETtech.com
... prepaid wallets, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), National Automated Clearing House (NACH) and Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS).





Indian regulators need to build digital ecosystem around 'trusted' infrastructure: Singapore central ...
Economic Times
... data,” Mohanty said, adding that Singapore has also learnt a lot about data protection measures from the recent Indian Aadhaar amendment act.





Avoid calling numbers starting with +591: Cops
Times of India
Police have advised people not to share information regarding Aadhaar number and bank details. The advisory also asks people to approach police ...





RBI set to introduce live video authentication for customer verification
Elets
“RBI is more keen on starting off with XML-based Aadhaar authentication instead of offline QR code-based verification since the industry is not ready ...





Now a Software to keep an eye on cheating during the exam
Brainbuxa
"At sensitive exam centers, Aadhaar of students has been linked with registration. However, not every centre across the state has been linked to ...
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