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

10769 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 30th December 2016,



PM Narendra Modi launches Aadhaar based mobile payment app called BHIM
Economic Times
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched an Aadhaar based mobile payment application called BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) - a rebranded ...
Modi launches Aadhaar-based mobile app BHIM - The New Indian Express
PM Narendra Modi launches BHIM app for mobile payments; here's how it works - BGR India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app for cashless ... - Tech2


Businesses can soon cash in on Aadhaar-enabled payments: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Economic Times
There are 105 crore mobile phones, 109 crore Aadhaar numbers, 50 crore internet users, there is a booming startup culture in India. This creates a ...
Demonetisation: Govt working on 'disincentives' for cash transactions: Prasad - Moneycontrol.com


The Case Against Aadhaar
CounterCurrents.org
If there is one document that has proliferated in India more than anything else, it is the Aadhaar card. Touted initially as a technological solution to the ...

Opinion: Data is the new gold and Aadhaar is the tool to get it - Scroll.in

India airports piloting Aadhaar-based entry authentication - Biometric Update


Aadhaar numbers may be printed on cheques soon
Deccan Herald
Aadhaar numbers could soon figure on cheque leaves as the government gears ... Aadhaar numbers on cheques could help especially in rural areas.





How to use bhim app: Modi government's Aadhaar-based cashless payments app
Financial Express
The Aadhaar-based payments app has been developed by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI). The 'Made in India' app is interoperable ...
PM Narendra Modi launches BHIM, an Aadhaar-based e-wallet app - Livemint


Ministries fight over Aadhaar linkage to small savings schemes
Business Standard
Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act allows the central government to prescribe Aadhaar authentication for the receipt of subsidies, benefits and services in ...
Chit funds to go cashless - Chandigarh Tribune


Banks pulled up for failing to link Aadhaar to NREG workers' accounts
Deccan Herald
Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer M R Ravi expressed displeasure at the failure of the bankers to seed Aadhaar number of ...





301 help centres set up to facilitate Aadhaar enrolment | Chennai NYOOOZ
NYOOOZ
The release stated that people who have registered for Aadhaar number once need not queue up at the permanent centres again and again and can ...





Passport to simplification
Daily Pioneer
The amendments are significant in the sense that besides reducing paper work, they go on to expand the ambit to include Aadhaar card and other ...





MPs unhappy with cashless transactions
The Hans India
And Aadhaar seeding was done in case of 6, 26, 254 accounts. Around 29 per cent need to be given RuPay cards and 34 per cent Aadhaar seeding.





Terror From The Encrypt
Outlook India
But Aadhaar-based payments, which the government is pushing aggressively, seems to be staring at the biggest threat. A break-in can compromise ...





High court dubs panel noadmission committee | Ahmedabad NYOOOZ
NYOOOZ
When ACPDC called them for admission, nearly 125 students were denied on two grounds - some students could not produce Aadhaar card as ...





Unique ID for milch animals soon
Deccan Herald
Soon, every milch animal across the country will be ear-tagged with an Aadhaar-like unique identity number. Under the 'Pashudhan Sanjivani' ...





Refugees are refugees, they can't be state subjects: Mirwaiz
Greater Kashmir
“WP refugees already have Aadhaar and election cards as proof of identification for seeking jobs in India so no one is going to buy the identification ...





CS asks banks to proactively carry out financial inclusion activities
Daily Excelsior
... measures to create awareness among the masses about the importance and benefit of seeding Aadhaar and Mobile Number in their bank accounts.





Railway warns employees over punctuality
The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: Railway Board has warned employees for coming late to office which is hampering efficient transaction of the office work. Aadhaar ...
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