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.

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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, February 3, 2019

14033 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 2nd Feb 2019


Thousands Of Indian Aadhaar Numbers Compromised In Breach
pymnts.com
An Indian web system — used to mark attendance for government workers, which records names, photos and unique Aadhaar numbers — was easily ...

Dissent on Aadhaar: New book highlights limitations of ID project, legal and tech opposition to it
Firstpost
They were hoping to get her endorsement on how Aadhaar would prove 'transformational' for reducing corruption in social schemes like PDS and ...

Jharkhand Govt Website Leaks Thousands Of Aadhaar Card Numbers: Report
Republic World
12-digit Aadhaar card number of those workers were used as the file name of the photo on each record page. While this isn't a direct breach of ...

Jharkhand government website likely exposes Aadhaar and other details of employees - Gizbot

How digitally enabled government saved Rs 90000 crore
Financial Express
“A total of Rs 5.49 lakh crore have been disbursed through Aadhaar based DBT to beneficiaries of 433 government schemes which have led to ...

Rs 5000 SAMY smart TV app might be creepy: Everything you need to know
Gizbot
What's more flabbergasting is the fact that a user has to provide her/his Aadhaar number to register into the SAMY app to buy the television.

You can buy a 32-inch Android Smart TV for just Rs. 4999 now, but before that do you have this - Times Now

Budget 2019: Modi government's success in direct transfer of benefits doesn't reflect in subsidy ...
Financial Express
Prime Minister Modi has often highlighted in his speeches that direct transfer of benefits to Aadhaar linked bank accounts has largely succeeded in ...

Bawana compensation goof-up: son hints at hospital negligence
The Hindu
My father then went to our village in Bihar and brought the Aadhaar card. About 25 days after the incident, he went to some office and collected the ...

View: Budget 2019 is about introducing social security
Economic Times
When individuals need subsidies, use direct transfers (standard entry class codes, Aadhaar, no-frill bank accounts). Introduce social safety nets ...

Rice supply to Aanganwadi centres through ration shops
Telangana Today
Fingerprints and Aadhaar authentication of all 72,000 Aanganwadi centre workers, helpers and supervisors have been linked to e-POS machines with ...

Thane: Two held for duping online used car buyers of Rs 9 lakh
Times of India
They used to assure owners that the balance loan amount would be paid by them directly. They fabricated their Aadhaar and PAN cards, using fake ...
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Chennai man held for duping man of Rs 32L on pretext of loan
Times of India
Kanpur: A Chennai-based man was arrested for allegedly duping an Auraiya resident of Rs 32 lakh on pretext of providing loans at cheap rates from a ...

Sops for marginal farmers a 'lollypop'
The Tribune
Land records are not linked with Aadhaar and bank accounts. Land records do not identify households. As a result, a vast majority of farmers will never ...

Grameen Bank organises FLP at B'la village
Kashmir Reader
“People were educated about the Aadhaar Seeding and Mobile seeding with their respective saving bank accounts which is need of the hour for the ...

Centre gives up on Triple Talaq bill
The Hindu
... International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019, The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, and The Aadhaarand other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019.


RRB Group D Result 2018-2019: Know date, time and websites
The Indian Express
... which requires voter id card details and Aadhaar card, and other necessary documents as mentioned by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

What the Indian tech and startup community feels about Budget 2019
The Tech Portal
The JAM (short for Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) trinity is already making good progress, and with this move we are at the cusp of a digital revolution that ...

Budget 2019: To Impact On Indian Startups - TechiExpert.com
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Fintech Startup reaction's post Budget
TechiExpert.com
After the announcement of today Budget, Few startups working in the fintech response on how they see the impact o. “This budget reflects coverage of ...

NREGA: Jharkhand govt "deletes" 7 lakh job cards: 39% work demand unfulfilled
COUNTERVIEW
Further, due to issues like incorrect entry of Aadhaar and account numbers in the MIS, wrong linking ofAadhaar to bank account, work done without ...

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