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

10767 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 28th December 2016,



Law Ministry rejects Finance move to link small savings to Aadhaar
The Indian Express
Ahead of launching the demonetisation drive, the Finance Ministry had sought Law Ministry's opinion whether Aadhaar submission could be made ...
Law Ministry rejects DEA's proposal to link small savings to Aadhaar - Financial Express


Aadhaar-based ID cards for airport employees from January 1
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: In order to beef up security at airports, all employees working at these facilities across the country will have to furnish their Aadhaar ...
Make Aadhaar a must for Delhi airport employees: CISF - The Indian Express
Delhi: Soon, no entry for airport staff without Aadhaar - Times of India
Aadhaar-linked entry at IGIA soon - The Hindu


Demystifying the Aadhaar Payment App: It has been launched, just not on the Play Store, don't fall ...
Firstpost
On 24 December, Economic Times announced the imminent launch of an Aadhaar Payment App for merchants. No such app showed up on the Play ...





Bank of Maharashtra helps Malangaon go cashless by opening Aadhaar-liked bank accounts
Tech2
Bank of Maharashtra has made Malangaon village in the state completely cashless by opening Aadhaar-linked bank accounts for its residents.





Aadhaar Card Related Queries for JEE Main answered in FAQs released, check important points ...
India.com
Aadhaar card became mandatory for JEE Main 2017 application process. And thus, many of the aspirants who do not have Aadhaar card are facing ...





Farmers suffer as cash transfer under scheme delayed
Times of India
"I have an Aadhaar card, but my bank told me that there is no cash and that ... into the accounts of beneficiaries by linking it to Aadhaar card number.





Digitally Yours
Business Today
AEPS has been a game changer for promoting Aadhaar as a financial address to strengthen financial inclusion. The services offered under this ...
Get ready for a Digital Tsunami - Business Today


Digital inclusion for the 85%
Livemint
Aadhaar-based authentication APIs already power subscriber enrolment in telecom companies, allowing them to deploy e-KYC solutions that rely on ...





Nation's move towards digital economy is positive: Chandrababu Naidu
Financial Express
In the wake of promoting digitisation, the CM said there are 4 ways of dealing with issues in future – AEPS or Aadhaar Pay, mobile phones, swiping ...





Panel moots 'handling' levy on cash payments
The Hindu
The committee, headed by former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal, proposed that Aadhaar be used as an alternate for KYC for people who don't ...
Ratan Watal panel calls for updated law to boost digital payments - Livemint


Create a state advisory council to discuss about RTE: Expert
Times of India
He further said that there seems to be no rationale in making Aadhaar a compulsion for students to apply for seats through the quota. "A child's birth ...





Note so easy: 'Cashless' Gurgaon village grapples with network issues, reality
Hindustan Times
Every villager has an Aadhaar number and the 12 village shops have Paytm accounts. But, grocer Ashok Kumar says he only accepts cash -- his ...





Hundred villages in Sangareddy will go cashless by Sankranti: Collector
The Hindu
Efforts are on to see that at least one person in the family has a bank account linked with Aadhaar number so that the entire family can transact without ...





Shoring up our digital identities
The Indian Express
The department of telecom had accepted Aadhaar as a valid document for the issuance of mobile SIMs in January 2011; but it took almost five years to ...





DYFI picket fair price shop
The Hindu
... at Peramanur here on Tuesday alleging irregularities and delay in linking Aadhaar number. Led by its district secretary N. Praveen Kumar, members ...





Band of brothers
Hindu Business Line
All political donations should be accepted only with PAN or Aadhaar card. For rail travel, even if I have a hard copy ticket, I have to prove my identity.





Some hard truths about the privilege of coping with demonetisation
DailyO
At the counter, she got a bank official to overlook the fact that my mother was not carrying the original Aadhaar card, but only a photocopy. (That the ...





Year End review: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Business Standard
Seeding of Aadhaar numbers in Pensioners' Accounts. MoS Dr Jitendra Singh directed that priority should be given to pensioners visiting the bank ...
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