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

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

10780 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th January 2017



Aadhaar now mandatory for EPF pension scheme
The Hindu
The Labour Ministry said in a notification that those without an Aadhaar number will have to make an application to get enrolled by January 31, 2017.

EPFO makes Aadhaar mandatory for its pensioners, members - Economic Times

Want MGNREGA benefits? You must have an Aadhaar - The New Indian Express

Aadhaar Data Collection By Private Firms Condemned By Supreme Court; Termed As 'Not A Great ... - Trak.in (blog)


Helpdesk to aid bizmen get Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum
Times of India
Mysuru: Mysore Industries Association has established MSME helpdesk to facilitate entrepreneurs to obtain Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) and ...





Qatar PIOs seek Aadhaar
The Hindu
Delegates from Qatar will be submitting a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the issue of Aadhaar cards to Indians in that country.





Aadhaar card sells for Rs 500 in Sambalpur
HERE. NOW
Sambalpur: A racket here has reportedly cracked the secret password of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) required for Aadhaar card ...





Taking people from ATMs to PoS channels NPCI focus, says chairman AP Hota
Livemint
Even IDFC Bank has launched the first Aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution. In Aadhaar Pay, a smartphone can be turned into an Aadhaar PoS ...





10 special trains carrying Sikhs leave Patna Junction
Times of India
Aadhaar number: Railways has decided to make Aadhaar number mandatory for senior citizens to claim concession in the ticket fare from April 1, ...





What SC s Distrust Of Private Companies Role In Collection Of Bio-Metric Data Signifies
Live Law
As per Section 2 (g) of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, “ 'biometric information' means ...





How to prepare for NEET 2017 and Class XII Boards together
India.com
CBSE has decided to use Aadhaar for the applicants of NEET 2017, and applicants who are in possession of Aadhaar, will need to enter Aadhaar ...





State Bank of India to launch digital bank, SBI Digi Bank
Banking Technology
SBI Digi Bank will use the Aadhaar infrastructure, created by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), to onboard customers and provide ...





With Narendra Modi govt talking of universal basic income, here's why SECC data must be junked
Financial Express
... is that there is a Census-based list of people suffering from some kind of deprivation—once this list is populated with Aadhaar numbers, the entire ...





FSSAI for hygienic street food in capital
Daily News & Analysis
However, Sangeeta Singh, Head, street food program, NASVI, claimed that the lack of Aadhaar cards had ensured vendors were not able to get ...





EPFO launches Jeevan Pramaan
The Hindu
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has launched 'Jeevan Pramaan,' an Aadhaar based system for online submission of life certificate and ...





Ration card for APL families in state goes online
citytoday
Over 10 lakh BPL families have applied seeking ration cards in the state and now, they have to apply freshly by linking their Aadhaar. This comes after ...





Demonetisation brings digital dividend to Kerala, 14500 ration shops to get e PoS machines
Financial Express
Although the introduction of Aadhaar-based biometric authentication in the PDS (public distribution system) is part of the national agenda, as an early ...





Aadhar tweeted THIS and people thought the account was hacked; here's the bizarre explanation
The Indian Express
Therefore, when Aadhaar's official Twitter account @UIDAI tweeted gibberish, people across the Internet space thought the account was hacked.
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