AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 10768 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 29th 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

10768 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 29th December 2016,

She is the first Indian to get Aadhaar card but has been living a 'cashless' life in real sense

Economic Times

She is the first Indian to get an Aadhaar card, which was meant to help her and others like her get better access to government schemes and facilities ...

301 help centres set up to facilitate Aadhaar enrolment

The Hindu

State government through the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV) has set up 301 help centres to facilitate Aadhaar enrolment.

Kullu hospitals to enroll newborns for Aadhaar

Chandigarh Tribune

Kullu Chief Medical Officer (CMO) YD Sharma today said children born in the government hospitals of the district would be enrolled for Aadhaar along ...

Aadhaar-based ID cards for airport employees from 1 January

Janta Ka Reporter

In order to beef up security at airports, all employees working at these facilities across the country will have to furnish their Aadhaar number to obtain ...

Forget Credit And Debit Cards - Aadhaar Payment App Will Help With Your Payments

MobiPicker

Wondering what Aadhaar Payment App is? The Aadhaar Payment App has been developed by IDFC Bank in co-operation with UIDAI (Unique ...

India to import 1 million PoS units during January-March - Livemint

5 customer-friendly initiatives taken by Pension Authority in 2016

Financial Express

However, details of the process for 're-KYC verification' through Aadhaar authentication is provided to those subscribers in whose case KYC has been ...

Woman discloses a/c details to caller, conned of Rs 50000

Times of India

Nainital: A Haldwani-based woman was allegedly duped of Rs 50,000 by an unknown person, who took her account details and Aadhaar card ...

Tax cash payment to public utilities beyond a limit: Panel

Times of India

"Mobile number- and Aadhaar-based fully inter-operable payments should be prioritised — NPCI may enable this on its platforms over 60 days," the ...

Deploy more PoS machines: Naidu - The Hindu

Cash crunch continues to pinch workers, students in Delhi

Hindustan Times

When I go to bank, they ask for Aadhaar card. The Aadhaar card enrolment centres ask for address proof.” “We live in a shanty and the owner is not ...

AP CMs panel wants e-sops to continue

The Hans India

Explaining about the suggestion made on the biometric system, Chandrababu Naidu said that the proposal to link Aadhaar would ensure smooth ...

Net neutrality to Aadhar Bill: The tech world's big policy changes in 2016

Hindustan Times

As governance-driven digitization (Aadhaar, digital lockers, direct account transfers) fueled large-scale sensitive data collection and storage, citizens ...

Now, Order Reliance Jio Sim Card Home Delivery on Snapdeal!

Trak.in (blog)

As for the sim cards, you would require an Aadhaar card, but there is no extra or hidden cost for delivery of these sim cards. Not everyone will be able ...

(Reopens DEL 71)

India Today

Noting that the modified version of USSD is now available for digital transactions, Naidu said all banks should go for synchronisation of Aadhaar cards ...