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

Saturday, February 4, 2017

10822 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 3rd February 2017


3February2017


No proposal to link Aadhaar with Railway passes: Govt
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government currently has no proposal to link Aadhaar numbers with railway passes, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu informed ...





UIDAI clamps down on 50 fraud sites offering Aadhaar services
Business Standard
In a massive crackdown on unauthorised agencies offering Aadhaar-related services illegally and charging excessive money from the public, UIDAI ...
UIDAI shuts down 24 unauthorised websites and mobile apps - Economic Times
UIDAI shuts down 24 unauthorised websites, mobile apps - All India Radio


India's Aadhaar ID program to improve biometric security with new BioNetra iris partnership
One World Identity (blog)
India's national biometric ID system — the largest program in the world with 1.1 billion registered users — has inked an deal to implement BioNetra, ...
Safran, FotoNation Team to Offer Aadhaar-Ready Mobile Iris Scanning - findBIOMETRICS
Safran, FotoNation bring advanced iris recognition to mobile device users - Biometric Update


SDMC mulling Aadhaar-linked attendance system
The Hindu
Soon, employees of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) will mark their attendance via a biometric system linked to their Aadhaar ...





One more chance to give Aadhaar details
News Today
Chennai: Public who have not submitted their Aadhaar details at the ration shops have been given one more opportunity by the Food and Civil ...





Total Aadhaar coverage in a year is Kerala's aim
The New Indian Express
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the scope of Aadhaar authentication widening, ranging from exam application forms to banking applications, the ...





Indore: Aadhaar link to help eliminate ghost faculties from medical colleges
Free Press Journal
The colleges are also directed to place biometric attendance facilities linked with the Aadhaar through Online Faculty Attendance Monitoring System ...





EPF Update
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Therefore, if a pensioner is not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, he/she is required to do so by January 31, 2017. For individuals who have not yet received ...





A credible digital push by Arun Jaitley
Livemint
Finally, prioritizing Aadhaar-enabled payment systems will provide a massive push towards a less-cash economy. The lack of access to smartphones, ...
The less cash budget - The Indian Express
Digital economy – a cause worth striving for - Times of India (blog)
Budget 2017: Key takeaways for the Common Man - Indiainfoline (blog)


Nice To See NREGA Trending. But Urgent Fixes Needed.
NDTV
Digital Red Tape and Hurricane Aadhaar have worsened the situation. In Karnataka and Jharkhand, workers have been deleted from the NREGA ...





Crowdsourced innovation for government projects and services is easier said than done
Economic Times
This was a few weeks after the UIDAI platform Aadhaar crossed 1 billion enrolments. “The Aadhaar system can authenticate 100 million transactions ...





Govt app, e-wallet get preference over Paytm, others in Union budget 2017
Hindustan Times
Also, the Aadhaar Pay, especially to be launched for merchants who do not have debit card or use mobile wallets for transactions will not be pitted ...





Rights groups call for resources for MGNREGS to provide work on demand
The Hindu
Besides, the notification for requirement of Aadhaar cards for accessing work under MGNREGS from the next financial year, in violation of repeated ...





Big thrust to digital transactions revolution during Budget 2017
Doordarshan
FM Jaitley also announced that Aadhaar Pay, a merchant version of AEPS, will be launched soon to enable those who do not have debit cards.





Union Budget 2017: Happy to see FM Arun Jaitley focus on MSMEs, says Govind Singh, MD 
Financial Express
Further, initiatives to boost the digital face of banking like limiting the cash transactions upto R3 lakh value, announcement for Aadhaar-based ...





Steel City Securities coming with an IPO to raise around Rs 27 crore
Mint Market Info
E- Governance products served by it includes PAN, TAN, E- TDS, AIR, Form 24G, AADHAAR Card. The company has an approved entity for National ...
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