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

Thursday, October 10, 2013

4797 - 9th Oct 2013 -30 Articles on Aadhaar all in one day

Hindu Business Line
On a day when the Supreme Court rejected the Government's move mandating the use of Aadhaar cards for availing subsidies, market regulator SEBI accepted ...


Economic Times
The companies claimed that the apex court's order directing them to stop using the Aadhaar cards to plug subsidy leaks would immediately bring to a halt the ...


The Hindu
On Aadhaar, the UPA has decided to take on the Supreme Court as well as the Opposition. The government on Tuesday defended Aadhaar before the Supreme ...


Deccan Chronicle
Bengaluru: Independant law researcher Usha Ramanathan addressed the problems that surround the central government's Aadhaar project and listed several ...


The Hindu
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for final hearing on October 22 a batch of petitions and applications filed by the Union government and oil companies ...


The Hindu
Deepak Kumar is like any other 18-year-old. He has spiked hair, a goatie and is dressed in skinny jeans and a well-fitted shirt. Even though he has not “officially” ...


Business Standard
This legal backing for the Aadhaar initiative might also improve the government's chances of getting a favourable order from the Supreme Court, which had ...


Economic Times
Cabinet gives go-ahead to Aadhaar Bill ... NEW DELHI: Days after Supreme Court's ruling that said Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for availing government ...


Business Standard
The Cabinet on Tuesday MOVED TOWARDS GIVING a statutory status to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by approving the much-awaited ...


Chandigarh Tribune
The Centre today failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court on the Aadhaar card issue even as it contended that the SC had issued two orders, one for ...


The Hindu
Aadhaar is the only fool proof mechanism to check misuse of subsidies, claims the ... The Centre on Tuesday failed to get any relief on Aadhaar card being made ...


The Hindu
The Centre on Tuesday failed to get any relief on Aadhaar card being made compulsory for availing social benefits, particularly gas cylinder subsidies, from the ...


Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave no relief to the Centre despite its repeated plea for modification of the September 23 order making Aadhaar ...


Moneycontrol.com
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to modify its interim order on the Aadhaar card not being mandatory for essential services. The government fears that it ...


Deccan Herald
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the National Identification Authority of India Bill, that gives statutory status or legal and legislative backing to the UIDAI, ...


Hindustan Times
In a move to give Aadhaar number legal sanctity, the Cabinet cleared amendments to the National Identification Authority of India Bill in time for Parliament to ...


Times of India
Refusing to modify its earlier order that Aadhaar cards could not be made mandatory for availing social benefits, the Supreme Court, however, agreed to give an ...


Moneylife
The union government and state-run oil marketing companies on Tuesday failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court over the unique identification (UID) or ...


Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the legislation to grant legal backing to the Aadhaar scheme and the Unique Identification Authority of India ...


The Hindu
In Ranchi - a pilot district for the Unique Identification number (UID) or Aadhaar project in 2011-12 - while no wages have been disbursed to MNREGA workers ...


Jagran Josh
The cabinet took this decision in the back ground of recent Supreme Court judgment related to Aadhaar cards will not be mandatory for availing services or ...


Indian Express
On a day it faced some tough questions from the Supreme Court over the legal regime behind the Aadhaar card, the Union Cabinet Tuesday approved the ...


Indian Express
Paving the way for providing statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar numbers to residents, the government ...


Business Standard
The National Payments Corporation of India today launched two new services namely Aadhaar Based Remittance Service (ABRS) and Query Service on ...


Assam Tribune
NEW DELHI, Oct 8 – Paving the way for providing statutory status to UIDAI, which issues Aadhaar numbers to residents, the Government today approved the ...


Daily News & Analysis
Trying to give the much-needed legality to the Aadhaar card that got eroded after the Supreme Court stripped off its special status by observing that it cannot be ...


RTT News
This will give statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which is responsible for issuing the Aadhaar number, reports said, quoting ...


Times of India
Issues related with the software, used by oil companies for booking, billing and linking bank account and the Aadhaar number, have affected consumers of ...


Zee News
'Aadhaar', is a 12-digit individual identification number issued by UIDAI (Unique ... In August 2012, SEBI had allowed investors to use 'Aadhaar' cards as a valid ...


India PRwire (press release)
494 of 2012, which states: "In the meanwhile, no person should suffer for not getting the Aadhaar card inspite of the fact that some authority had issued a circular ...



In a setback for Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday maintained its order that Aadhar card is not compulsory for availing social benefits.
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The new law seeks to create a National Identification Authority of India, which will oversee implementation of the Aadhaar project.


Though the Supreme Court has ruled that Aadhaar membership is not mandatory for accessing benefits, thousands of students in Jharkhand government ...


'Authorities tell beneficiaries they will only accept Aadhaar cards'


New Delhi: In a setback for Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday maintained its order that Aadhar card is not compulsory for availing social benefits. The apex ...


New Delhi, Oct 8/2013 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its order that Aadhaar card is not compulsory for availing benefits of government schemes.


Financial express latest business and finance news: SC refuses to change order on Aadhaar.


SC to hear Aruna Roy's appeal on Aadhaar card today For more content go to http://www.indiatvnews.com/video/ Follow us on facebook at ...


The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to modify its interim order on the Aadhaar card not being mandatory for essential services. The government fears that it ...


No apex court relief to govt on Aadhaar http://t.co/UMhrWPOBfC by TOIIndiaNews 387766906864021504.


The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the much-awaited National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 giving a statutory status to the Unique Identification ...


The given below is a list of Aadhaar enrollment centers active in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh.


Oct 7, 2013. An energy explorer in Iran is looking to cut the amount of natural gas it flares. More Oil Exploration & Production News >. Oil Refining & Processing ...