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

Saturday, August 28, 2010

477 - 'Appoint registrars for UID project' - TOI-Goa

Aug 28, 2010, 05.39am IST

PANAJI: With the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) setting itself a target of enrolling 10 crore residents in the first phase of issuing unique identity numbers (UIDs) ending March 2011, Goa has been asked to enlist its "registrars" which will provide the data of residents in the state.

Vijay Saxena, joint director of the Department of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation (DPSE) told TOI that "registrars" are various government departments that will help in providing information of residents in the state. DPSE is the nodal department for the UIDAI project in Goa.

The information is of two types. One is the biometric information including all 10 fingerprints and iris of the eye. The second is the demographic information including name, age and address of the resident.

The DPSE has to now identify government departments and appoint them as "registrars" for the project. One of the registrars could be the civil supplies department because it is the custodian of the biggest data base of residents in Goa because it has details of all ration card holders. Since the education department has data on students, it could be another registrar. The transport department issues driving licenses and the social welfare department has details of beneficiaries of various schemes including the Dayanand Social Security scheme. So these departments could also be appointed as registrars, Saxena said.

Once that is done, the UIDAI has empanelled some private agencies which have the technology for collecting the bio-metric and demographic data of residents. But before that, the registrars have to identify "local stations" where the agency will set up its equipment for actual collection of the data. The UIDAI will not thrust any agency upon the state and the state government may select the agency by following codal formalities.

To expedite matters, the Registrar General of India (RGI) has agreed to share with the UIDAI, the data of residents captured by them under the National Population Register (NPR). The NPR created under population census 2011 has photographs of each resident enumerated in various Indian states.

Saxena said the issue of unique identification numbers to residents will greatly reduce identity-related frauds. Also, it will help in verifying the identity of a resident anywhere in the country. The unique identification number will also improve the service delivery system like issue of birth certificates, ration cards, driving license, etc.

Saxena said that a major advantage of the system will be that security of financial helps (schemes) provided to residents of Goa will be secured because inclusive banking is part of the system. Also, beneficiary-related schemes will be monitored very easily. "Above all, it will greatly help the poor and the marginalized sections of society," Saxena said.

Goa has already formed two committees for the project. One is the cabinet committee of UID chaired by chief minister Digambar Kamat and the other is a committee chaired by the chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava to ensure smooth implementation of the project in Goa. Goa has also signed a MoU with the UIDAI. It is presently seized with the task of appointing "registrars" as directed by the UIDAI.


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