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, February 21, 2017

10853 - AADHAAR ARTICLES DATED 20TH FEBRUARY 2017



Aadhaar card must for RTE quota admissions in Rajasthan schools
Times of India
JAIPUR: The state education department has made Aadhaar card compulsory for students applying for admission in private schools under the 25% ...
RTE online application trial fails - The Hindu


Aadhaar card is a must if you want to take NEET 2017
Bangalore Mirror
As the move has been accepted by colleges in the city, some colleges have even declared a holiday for students who do not have Aadhaar cards, ...





Mere paas Aadhaar hai!
Deccan Chronicle
If they were to remake that 1975 classic, 'Deewar', today, the guy playing the Shashi Kapoor role would flaunt his Aadhaar card rather than his mom, ...

e-KYC is possible only for those who have Aadhaar numbers: Here are four things to know - Financial Express


Tax evasion ka BAAP: Why bank account-Aadhaar-PAN combination is deadly for black money
Financial Express
aadhaar card, aadhar As a result of this, though the taxman collects data on certain types of high-profile expenditure like sales of cars, gold, overseas ...

New mobile application by Indian Income Tax Department to issue Permanent Account Numbers ... - OpenGov Asia


Aadhaar cards for kids now made easy by govt
News Today
Chennai: Worried in getting Aadhaar cards for your children? Need not anymore. Head to the common service centre recognised by Department of ...





MapMyIndia launches the 'Aadhaar of addresses'
Deccan Chronicle
Indian digital cartography leader MapmyIndia last week launched eLoc, India's first nationwide digital address system, which is like an Aadhaar ...





Re-verification of old subscribers through Aadhaar-based eKYC will cost Rs 2500 crore: COAI
BGR India
The quote came in response to a meeting by the Telecom Department on the issue of re-verification of existing subscribers through Aadhaar-based ...
COAI estimates budget of Rs 2500 crore for re-verification of old subscribers - The TeCake
News in Numbers | 26 Army personnel died in first 50 days of this year - Livemint


MP drive for Aadhaar-PDS link
Hindu Business Line
“A target has been set to make cent percent online entries of Aadhaar numbers of the eligible beneficiaries by month-end under the ongoing campaign ...





Microsoft's India cloud plans get booster shot as Flipkart signs up
VCCircle
Nadella said that a payment infrastructure being built on top of Aadhaar using cloud (NPCI) and a diagnostic application (Collaborative Digital ...
Microsoft eyes Indian startups for cloud services - PC World


Want to apply for Aadhaar card? Wait for a month
The Hindu
Though the district ranks second in the State with 99% Aadhaar enrolment, people in Dakshina Kannada have to wait for more than a month to get ...





Dental colleges to use biometric attendance for PG students
Bangalore Mirror
Even the RGUHS vice-chancellor seemed unconvinced with the move to verify with Aadhaar and address proof. Dr KS Ravindranath said: “Though it ...





EPFO To Launch Online PF Withdrawal Facility Soon: 10 Things To Know
NDTV
5) EPFO has now made furnishing of Aadhaar by subscribers mandatory. The body recently extended the deadline for submitting Aadhaar for its ...





56th governing body meeting of East Kameng DRDA held
The Arunachal Times
Briefing about the recent trends in centrally sponsored schemes, he apprised that fund allocation is liability driven, and that Aadhaar-based DBT and ...





Nation Briefs
Calcutta Telegraph
... Madhya Pradesh government is planning to link all the 5.34-crore beneficiaries under the public distribution system in the state to their Aadhaar card ...





Technology must benefit all, else expect a backlash, warns Nandan Nilekani
Forbes India
Aadhaar, which now has enrolled a billion Indians, started with the ID and has now facilitated the world's first inter-operable mobile-based payments ...





Paddy procurement rules to be eased
NYOOOZ
Summary: Every farmer needs to submit voter ID card or Aadhaar card , record of right, bank details and recent photos. SINGUR: After receiving a poor ...





Digi-dhan mela on Feb 29
The Hans India
The District Collector said that two stalls would be installed in the banks, one for those with Aadhaar cards and another for those without Aadhar cards.





Reliance Jio SIM cards scam busted: Police arrest six people for selling SIM cards without documents
International Business Times, India Edition
Simply by submitting the eKYC documents and verifying through Aadhaar and fingerprint scans, one can get an active Jio SIM card with Happy New ...
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