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

10759 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 23rd December 2016


NEWS


The Hindu
Getting an Aadhaar card was never this easy. There is a system in place even for the newborns to get enrolled for Aadhaar validation in twin cities.






Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Member Rajeev Chandrasekhar has expressed concern over Aadhaar database, saying it is "very poorly verified" and it ...






The Hindu
The South and North Delhi municipal corporations are already collecting Aadhaar card details of pensioners as per the rules for direct benefit transfer ...



The Hindu
Following the State-level action to block all ration cards that had not been linked with Aadhaar and mobile phone numbers of family heads, officials ...






Scroll.in
Aadhaar, as India's Unique Identity Project is called, aims to give a 12-digit unique identity number to all residents by collecting their fingerprint and iris ...






ETCIO.com
Bharat Financial Inclusion, formerly known as SKS Microfinance, has launched an Aadhaar- based instant loan approval system, marking a major step ...






The Hans India
Nellore: City Mayor Sk Abdul Aziz formally inaugurated Aadhaar centre at Kondayya Dibba Colony in the 3rd division on Wednesday and interacted ...






Times of India
AGARTALA: The Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) will introduce 225 Aadhaar-enabled micro ATMs across the state by the end of this financial year, the ...






Mint Market Info
Alankit has been appointed as E-KYC User Agency (KUA) for the usage of Aadhaar Authentication Services provided by UIDAI to provide Aadhaar ...



News Today
Tirupati: Devotees of Lord Venkateswara who want to trek the Tirumala hills here on foot will now have to produce their Aadhaar card as identify proof ...






Catch News
Going forward, candidates appearing for any Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) examination will have to provide their 12 digit Aadhaar number or ...






Economic Times
I just want to talk about some of the opportunities that are arising - there is Aadhaar, Skill India, Start Up India some of the national flagship schemes, ...






Business Standard
On the use of Aadhaar in the banking and financial system, he said: "The numerous fake Aadhaar entries in the Aadhaar database, including the ...






Voice & Data Online
Speaking on the Use of Aadhaar in the Banking and Financial system, he said “The numerous fake Aadhaar entries in the Aadhaar database, ...






Times of India
According to VC, linking students' academic and personal record to Aadhaar will eradicate malpractices and 'cleanse' the education system from ...






Daily Pioneer
The Minister also requested the concerned States/UTs, lagging behind in PDS Computerization in general, and in Aadhaar seeding and FPS ...






The Indian Express
Karadia claimed of having identity cards such as Aadhaar, domicile certificate, PAN card and even a voter's ID card. He, however, has no passport and ...






Economic Times
... Agency (KUA) for the usage of Aadhaar Authentication Services provided by UIDAI to provide Aadhaar Enabled Services to company beneficiaries, ...






Bihar Prabha
Gulbarga, Karnataka, Dec 22 (ANI): The Gulbarga City Corporation has started using Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system for its sanitation ...






Indiainfoline
Alankit has informed stock exchanges that the company has been appointed as E-KYC User Agency (KUA) for the usage of Aadhaar Authentication ...






BloombergQuint
Alankit: Appointed e-KYC user agency for the usage of Aadhaar Authentication Services provided by UIDAI to provide Aadhaar enabled services to ...






Greater Kashmir
Emphasizing the role of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS), he said banks should focus on motivating people to seed their Aadhaar numbers ...






Siliconindia.com
Ravi told the police that, in 2008, he was asked to submit his Aadhaar and PAN cards to open a bank account when he joined a company owned by a ...