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, March 31, 2016

9691 - Technavio Expects the Global Biometric Access Control Systems Market to Exceed USD 12 Billion by 2019- Business wire


Technavio Expects the Global Biometric Access Control Systems Market to Exceed USD 12 Billion by 2019
March 23, 2016 12:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest market research study released by Technavio, the global biometric access control systems market is expected to exceed USD 12 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of over 18% during the forecast period.

This research report titled ‘Global Biometric Access Control Systems Market 2015-2019’, provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of revenue and emerging market trends. This market research report also includes an up to date analysis and forecast for various market segments and all geographical regions.
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The report segments the global biometric access control systems market by end-user and can be divided into four broad categories:
  • Government (worldwide)
  • BFSI
  • Transportation
  • Healthcare
Global biometric access control systems market by government sector
The share of the government sector in the global biometric access control systems market is predicted to reach almost 6 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of over 16%.
According to Amrita Choudhury, lead analyst at Technavio for automatic identification system research, “Increased awareness about the benefits of biometric access control systems among government organizations and rise in government infrastructure projects worldwide are driving the market. Governmental organizations use these systems for workforce management and authentication of their customers.”
Centerlink, the Australian social security department, uses voice-based biometric access control system to authenticate their regular callers by asking for their Centerlink numbers, names, and answers to secret questions. This technique helps in verifying the voice of an account holder and processing his or her request immediately. The Government of India is using Aadhar-based biometric attendance system for registering the presence of employees in government organizations. This helps employees maintain their productivity and efficiency and manage their leaves and working hours.
Global biometric access control systems market by BFSI sector
The share of the BFSI sector in the global biometric access control systems market is expected to exceed USD 2 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of over 19%.
With rising security breaches and transaction frauds, the need for highly secure identification and personal verification systems has become imperative, especially in the BFSI sector. Several global banks and financial institutions are integrating biometric technologies, such as voice recognition and fingerprint recognition, with access control systems in cellphone-based applications to provide customers secure access to online accounts.
ING, a Dutch bank, has added biometric authentication functionality on its mobile banking application. Customers can use Apple's Touch ID to check their account balance and transactions on the application.
Global biometric access control systems market by transportation sector
The share of the transportation sector in the global biometric access control systems market is expected to reach USD 1.8 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of over 20%.
The market share of the sector is likely to rise due to an increase in the implementation of biometric access control systems for cross-border programs at various airports and seaports. A number of immigration counters in countries such as the UK have integrated fingerprint recognition technology with access control systems to facilitate passenger verification, increase workforce efficiency, and reduce waiting time at counters.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, has made it mandatory for passengers to provide their passports along with a fingerprint scan.
“Other advanced biometric technologies, such as iris recognition, are being embedded in passports and visas for individual identification,” says Amrita.
Global biometric access control systems market by healthcare sector
The share of the healthcare sector in the global biometric access control systems market is predicted to exceed USD 1.6 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of almost 20%.
The market in the healthcare sector is growing rapidly due to the implementation of stringent regulations such as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to maintain the privacy of patients. Doctors are increasingly adopting the fingerprint biometric-integrated mobile devices to access their patients' records remotely. The technology helps in maintaining privacy and security of people's secure electronic health records.
Healthcare organizations are integrating biometric access control systems in employees ID cards to track their working time and attendance.
Fujitsu provides palm vein recognition-based access control systems to enhance physical access security in hospitals. As per Technavio analysis, contactless palm vein authentication is considered secure, hygienic, and non-intrusive. It is highly secure, since the scanning device identifies individuals by the pattern of the blood flow within their veins.
Technavio’s ICT research analysts highlight the following five vendors as the top contributors to the global biometric access control systems market:
  • 3M Cogent
  • HID Global
  • M2SYS Technology
  • NEC
  • Safran
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