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, September 29, 2013

4660 - A Flood of Articles on Aadhaar after Supreme Courts Ruling that it is not Mandatory

Hindustan Times
The Delhi government will continue to insist on furnishing of Aadhaar cards for its ... The Delhi government was one of the first states to make Aadhaar card ...


The Hindu
The Aadhaar scheme is unconstitutional as applicants are required to part with personal information on biometrics, iris and fingerprints, infringing their right to ...


Calcutta Telegraph
New Delhi, Sept. 23: The Supreme Court has said in an interim order that no state and Union territory can deny social or other government benefits to a ...


Livemint
The Aadhaar scheme was designed to provide every resident in India with a ... said the government cannot make Aadhaar numbers mandatory for availing the ...


The Hindu
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that securing Aadhaar cards, being issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), was optional ...


Times of India
NEW DELHI: With the Supreme Court making it clear that Aadhaar cannot be mandatory for release of benefits under social welfare schemes, the enrolment by ...


Daily News & Analysis
Thousands of students and their parents in the Vasai-Virar belt are worried after a recent decision by the government making it compulsory for the children to ...


Daily Bhaskar
New Delhi: In a major decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that the centre and state government must not insist on Aadhaar from citizen before providing ...


Hindustan Times
The biometric-based Unique Identification or Aadhaar number for every resident above five years of age was one of the most ambitious programmes by the ...


India Today
A girl shows her Aadhaar card issued by the the Unique Identification ... The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Monday not to provide Aadhaar cards, ...


Times of India
Her son said she had a voter ID, but wanted to enroll her as he was worried the lack of an Aadhaar card might create problems in the future. There are no chairs, ...


Daily Mail
The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Monday not to provide Aadhaar cards, currently being issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), ...


Indian Express
The Supreme Court Monday restricted all authorities from denying a benefit or service to any citizen of India for want of the Aadhaar card even as the Centre ...


Moneylife
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday has ruled that Aadhaar or the unique identification (UID) number, the United Progressive Alliance ...


The Hindu
The Supreme Court, while restraining the Centre from issuing Aadhaar cards to immigrants living in India without proper papers, has made it clear that no citizen ...


The Asian Age
In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Monday said that Aadhaar cards, being issued under a key scheme of the UPA-2, are purely voluntary and that ...


Deccan Herald
Govt says card is purely voluntary. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that no citizen should be deprived of any benefit or service for not possessing Aadhaar ...


Indian Express
With the Supreme Court Monday restricting all authorities from denying a benefit or service to any citizen of India for not having an Aadhaar card, the ...


The New Indian Express
Even as the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that securing Aadhaar cards for providing services like gas connections was optional, the State ...


Bellevision
... Ration Users Forum urges State Admin not to Make Aadhaar Card Mandator ... as not to make Aadhaar Card number mandatory for LPG cylinders distribution ...


The New Indian Express
Admitting a public interest litigation challenging the legality of the Aadhaar cards issued by the UIDAI, it said, “The Centre and state governments must not insist ...


The Hindu
There is complete confusion and chaos about the eligibility criteria for getting rations now — whether it is with respect to the smart card, Aadhaar card or ration ...


Times of India
KANPUR: On a day the Supreme Court dealt a crippling blow to UPA's showpiece Aadhaar scheme by ruling that it can only be issued to those with proven ...



The Aadhaar scheme is unconstitutional as applicants are required to part with personal information on biometrics, iris and fingerprints, infringing their right to ...


The Supreme Court on Monday shot down the government's plan to make Aadhar cards as the major credential of identity proof in the country.


New Delhi: In a setback for the government, the Supreme Court has shot down the government\'s plan to make Aadhar cards the main ID scheme in the country.


The UPA government has today rejected the proposal to accept Aadhaar Card as the main ID proof of citizens. Aadhaar card which has biometric proofs and a ...


The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Monday not to provide Aadhaar cards, currently being issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), ...


Madhyamam English, Kerala English News,New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Aadhar numbers/cards being prepared by the Unique ...


For facilitating the Direct Benefit Transfer to LPG (DBTL) consumers, Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra has asked the oil marketing companies to enrol ...


YESSSSS!!! Supreme Court says Aadhaar not necessary for essential services - Moneylife http://t.co/LJ0DygzJFe by suchetadalal 382046448247791616.


The Supreme Court has ruled that Aadhaar or the unique identification number scheme is not mandatory to avail essential services from the government, like LP.


The Supreme Court has devalued the famous Aadhaar card by not making it mandatory for the basic necessary services like a gas connection or bank account.


Slideshow: #Aadhaar's future hangs in the balance following #SupremeCourt order. A look at how the scheme has evolved http://t.co/3rNGhKMerS by livemint ...


pti/New Delhi :The Centre, on Sunday told the Supreme Court that securing Aadhaar cards being issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), was ...


In what is being seen as a huge blow to the Central Government's scheme to link essential services with the “Aadhaar card”, the Supreme Court has directed the ...


Aadhaar cards to continue despite SC 'not mandatory' ruling Authorities would continue issuing Aadhaar cards across the state even as the Supreme Court...


Financial express latest business and finance news: Can't make Aadhaar must for utilities, SC tells govt.


NewDelhi: The centre and state governments must not insist on Aadhaar from citizens before.


The Supreme Court has said that public services like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections and others cannot be denied to a person if he or she does not ...


pras, nai Delhi Supreme court ne kaha hai ki kendra aur raajya sarkaarein logon ke liye jaroori sevaaon ka faayda lene ke liye aadhaar card ko anivaarya shart ...


'Aadhaar not a must, says SC' on Yahoo News India. NEW DELHI, Sept. 24 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said no person will be denied welfare benefits, ...