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, March 17, 2019

14076 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 16th March 2017


Aadhaar still compulsory for cremation passes at PMC crematoriums
Pune Mirror
The person present there told me to submit the Aadhaar card of the deceased. When I told them that it was not available, he asked me to prepare an ...

15 days left to link PAN card with Aadhaar before March 31 deadline!
Times Now
It may be noted that the Income Tax department has made Aadhaar-PAN linking mandatory for PAN holders who are required to file ITR. March 31 ...

Blame game on over PM kisan scheme
Times of India
On March 11, the ministry of agriculture and farm welfare said, “The scheme will be implemented through Aadhaar linked electronic data base ...

Buy your stuff, pay with card, take home cash
The New Indian Express
The bill amount will be deducted from the Aadhaar-linked bank account of the consumer. The government has proposed to allow withdrawal of cash ...

For whom the polls vote
The Statesman
Clearly booth level officers are overwhelmed by the size of the task, made herculean by the new-found need to link them with Aadhaar documentation.

3 Questions on the Election Commission's Own Transparency Issues
The Quint
According to the EC, it had seeded over 32 crore Aadhaar numbers in just 3 months before the Supreme Court stepped in and ordered the EC to stop ...

Long queues for voter enrolment
The Hindu
Several voters were seen standing at the Mee-Seva Centres and at the government offices with their Aadhaar and PAN cards and other documents to ...

Dept. of Posts lends fisherfolk a helping hand
The Hindu
The inmates also enrolled for the Aadhaar. The idea was to educate people about various welfare schemes of the government and help them find jobs ...

Tribe gears up to exercise franchise for the first time
The Hindu
In 2016, then Joint Collector Gandham Chandrudu had launched a special drive to issue Aadhaar cards to the Yanadi tribals. In 2013, 45-year-old ...

Warburg Pincus acquires Wadhavan Global 's 80% stake in Avanse Financial
Livemint
Wadhavan Global 's stake sale in Avanse follows it's sale of its affordable housing finance business AadhaarHousing Finance to PE firm Blackstone ...

Instructions for candidates appearing for AP police constable mains exam tomorrow
The Hans India
Candidates have to bring original identity proofs such as Aadhaar card, PAN card, passport, voter ID and driving license along with a passport size ...

Delhi: Tasked with voter awareness, meet the man bringing EVM to the people
The Indian Express
One asks if the machine can make photocopies, another wonders if he can get an Aadhaar card made here. Manoj is patient, directing the person to ...

In this Noida village, voting means travelling 70km or crossing river
Times of India
Most residents do not have passports, ration cards or aadhaar cards. Since they lack address proof, they can't buy vehicles in their names.

BJP Website bjp.org Remains Down 12 Days After Being 'Hacked', French Hacker Offers Help on ...
LatestLY
French security researcher, who goes by the name of Elliot Alderson and who published Aadhaar data leaks in the past, on Saturday offered help to ...

CEDM offers free coaching programme in Telangana
Telangana Today
... NEET / EAMCET (AM) – 2019 online form, Aadhaar copy and two passport size photographs at the centres i.e., Centre for Educational Development ...

Gujarat Congress Website gujaratcongress.in 'Hacked', Picture From Hardik Patel's Sex CD ...
LatestLY
The vigilante hacker, who goes by the name of Elliot Alderson and who published Aadhaar data leaks in the past, on Saturday wrote: "And because ...

IPL 2019 tickets booking: How to book your seat to cheer your favourite team live
Financial Express
From the IPL 2017 edition, it has become mandatory for fans to produce a copy of their Aadhaar card copy and give fingerprint impressions while ...
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