AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 10755 - Aadhaar articles Dated 21st December 2016

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, January 22, 2017

10755 - Aadhaar articles Dated 21st December 2016

NEWS

Northern region achieves 100% Aadhaar saturation, says UIDAI

Chandigarh Tribune

The Central government has established eight ROs across the country to look after Aadhaar-related activities. These are at Chandigarh, Delhi, ...

100% Aadhaar saturation in Chandigarh Regional Office - Daily Pioneer

Despite the comparisons, India's Aadhaar project is nothing like America's Social Security Number

Scroll.in

But now, the use of Aadhaar is expanding into newer areas, including business applications. As the uses of Aadhaar proliferate, what are the rewards ...

Bangladeshi nationals held red-handed while getting fake aadhaar cards

Times of India

KOLKATA: Six Bangladeshi nationals were caught red handed on Sunday night while they were getting fake Aadhaar cards with Indian credentials ...

Aadhaar A Good Tool For Digital Payments Says Ravi Shankar Prasad

BloombergQuint

Aadhaar-enabled transactions can help India moves towards digital payments, said minister for information technology and law and justice, Ravi ...

Govt will come with structured response: RS Prasad goes into damage control over Rs 5000 ... - Daily News & Analysis

TRAI: DAS-Bharatnet Digital India's 'Aadhaar'

Indiantelevision.com

The regulator was now working on a system of Aadhaar KYC (Know Your Customer) whereby any consumer could directly be able to use his Aadhaar ...

Banks should skip convenience charge for digital payments: TRAI - Business Standard

Digital India Can Create A More Intelligent Economy. . . If Only It Is Allowed To - Swarajya

Calendar of events for RTE admissions out

The New Indian Express

Meanwhile, the department has asked parents who do not have Aadhaar cards, to apply and get them. From this year on, whatever information is ...

NOTES-BANKS 2 LAST

India Today

Later, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Aadhaar based mobile banking was discussed at the meeting between Income Tax Department, banks and ...

Draw of lots, Rs 5 incentive for cashless transactions in Gurgaon

Hindustan Times

Only transactions using e-wallet, unified payment interface (UPI), Unstructured supplementary service data (USSD), and Aadhaar-based payments will ...

Tepid response to bank a/c opening camps for labourers

Times of India

While there were many like Singh who saw the camps as an opportunity to open bank accounts with just Aadhaar cards and photographs and no other ...

BSNL to bring in eKYC by this monthend for quick activation of mobile SIM card | Mangalore ...

NYOOOZ

more-in If you have your Aadhaar card, activating a new BSNL SIM card will soon take only 15 minutes or so. The telecom provider's customer service ...

Admission under RTE quota

The Hindu

According to a notification, details filled in the application must match with their Aadhaar cards. The department has urged parents and children, who ...

Haryana launches website to promote cashless transaction

NewsX

A short Youtube clipping is also there on the website showing how one can do Aadhaar-based cashless transactions. A demonstration of how the ...

TRAI: Give 100 MB a month free data to rural area subs

Indiantelevision.com

... country would gradually shift to a payment system using Aadhaar card (unique identification) instead of the various private pay systems or wallets.