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

Thursday, February 2, 2017

10820 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 1st Feb 2017



Mission to increase digital transactions to 2500 crore; 20 lakh Aadhaar Pay machines
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: In what will give a further impetus to digital transactions modules such as Aadhaar Pay and Unified Payment Interface (UPI), finance ...

Union Budget 2017: Aadhaar-Pay, BharatNet and other Digital India announcements - The Indian Express

Aadhaar Pay to be launched soon, says Arun Jaitley - Times of India

Aadhaar Pay to be launched soon: What does it mean for you? - Livemint


Biometric Aadhaar payment to usher tech revolution: President
Deccan Chronicle
"The biometric Aadhaar payment system to be launched soon will usher a technological revolution in India," Mukherjee said. As many as 14 banks ...

Budget 2017 predicts huge benefits for common man from digital revolution - Economic Times


Aadhaar e-verification raises security concerns
Asianet Newsable
Aadhaar has been hitting headlines more often than before. With more services making Aadhaar mandatory, e-KYC or e-verification has been raising ...





Senior citizens to have Aadhaar-based health card: Arun Jaitley
Zee News
Senior citizens to have Aadhaar-based health card: Arun Jaitley. By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 12:06. 0.





Aadhar Card Mandatory for NEET 2017, all you need to know
India.com
The use of Aadhaar for the applicants of NEET- 2017 will result in accuracy of the applicants' details. This will also help in ascertaining identity of the ...
Now, Aadhaar card made a requirement for NEET 2017 - Free Press Journal


Union Budget 2017: Aadhaar-enabled unsuccessful transactions rising, says Economic Survey
Financial Express
The share of unsuccessful Aadhaar-enabled transactions involving two different banks is more than twice that of transactions where the issuing and ...
Inter-operability of payments systems touted as key to success of digitisation - Hindu Business Line


Drama artistes threaten to return ration, Aadhaar cards
The Hindu
Drama and stage artistes presenting petition to the District Collector M. Asia Mariam in Namakkal on Monday.Special arrangement;Special ...





Union Budget 2017: Senior Citizens To Have Aadhaar-based Health Card, Service Charge ...
News World India
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the presentation of the Union Budget 2017-2018 gave good news for the senior citizens of the country, ...
Union Budget 2017: FM Jaitley Pushes BHIM & Aadhaar Pay for India - The Quint
Budget 2017: Aadhaar based smart cards with health information for senior citizens - The Hans India
Union Budget 2017: Top reactions from Paytm, MobiKwik and other digital payment services - The Indian Express





Budget 2017: A thumbs up for 'Digital India' - FM unveils series of reforms
Moneycontrol.com
The announcements are likely to induce people to transact digitally as well as make BHIM and Aadhaar Pay apps worthy rivals to existing mobile ...





NEET (UG) 2017: Apply from today
Mathrubhumi English
Aadhaar Number is a requirement to fill up the online application of NEET-2017 in all States except J&K, Assam and Meghalaya. For NRIs, Passport ...
NEET to be conducted on 7 May in 80 cities: CBSE - Livemint
CBSE to NEET (UG) entrance examinations for MBBS and BDS admissions on May 7 - The New Indian Express


Fingerprint Cards expands its reach in biometrics by acquiring Delta ID, a leading supplier of iris ...
GlobeNewswire (press release)
The ActiveIRIS(TM) system is also certified for use with Aadhaar, the world's largest biometric identity system. Aadhaar is implemented by the Indian ...





PDS improvement in C'garh an important exception: Eco Survey
Daily Pioneer
Linkage of Aadhaar cards to ration cards has provided the beneficiaries with the facility to avail ration supply from any of the computerized fair price ...





Online mechanism for mkt intermediaries registration: Jaitley
Moneycontrol.com
He further said that steps will be taken for linking of individual demat accounts with Aadhaar. To strengthen IPO market and channelise more ...
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