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

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

10854 - AADHAAR ARTICLES DATED 21st FEBRUARY 2017



Can you send and receive money without a bank account? Aadhaar will make that possible
Economic Times
With the upcoming payments bank by IndiaPost, over 112 crore Indians will be able to send and receive money only on the basis of the Aadhaar ...
Soon, you can use Aadhaar for fund transfer without bank account - Moneycontrol.com
Soon, make payments with your Aadhaar number without linking it to a bank - Business Standard
Your 12-digit Aadhaar number could soon be your single point payment address - ETtech.com


Railways begins advance Aadhaar verification for senior citizens
Times of India
AURANGABAD: With Aadhaar verification to become mandatory from April 1 for senior citizens seeking concessional tickets, the Indian Railways has ...
Civil liberties group warns Aadhaar becoming mandatory - Biometric Update


Satya Nadella and Nandan Nilekani Talk Aadhaar, India Stack, AI, and AR
NDTV
Before that though, Nadella and Nilekani talked about the Aadhaar, and Nadella praised the UID design, and the concept of India Stack, saying that ...
The centre of entrepreneurial energy for us is all around cloud: Satya Nadella - YourStory.com
Microsoft's Nadella says India ready to build mass-scale apps - Times of India
Mind the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, warns Satya Nadella - Business Standard (press release) (registration) (blog)


From BharatQR code to Aadhaar Pay, here are India's govt backed payment apps
Livemint
Recently, a new feature has been added which allows customers to transfer money to the Aadhaar number linked with a beneficiary's bank account by ...





Gujarat House passes Aadhaar bill in absence of Congress MLAs
The Indian Express
The Gujarat Aadhaar Bill, 2017 was passed in the absence of nearly 48 MLAs of the Congress who were suspended from the House by the Speaker.
Gujarat Assembly passes Aadhaar Bill, 2017 - Jagran Josh


Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker's Decision on Aadhaar?
The Wire
When ruling on the petition filed by Jairam Ramesh challenging passing the Aadhaar Act as a money Bill, the court has differing precedents to look at.





'Re-verification of existing subscribers could cost telcos up to Rs 2500Cr': COAI
MediaNama.com
Telecom lobbying association COAI estimates that the proposed re-verification of existing subscribers via Aadhaar might cost up to Rs 2,500 crore, ...





As Tech Titans Meet, Satya Nadella's Qs For Nandan Nilekani
NDTV
Microsoft's India-born chief executive officer Satya Nadella on Monday praised the Aadhaar platform saying "it's pretty tremendous how it got started" ...





Possessing Aadhaar card to obtain scholarships is now mandatory, J&K candidates exempted
India Today
The HRD Ministry has announced that holding an Aadhaar card will be mandatory for college and university students applying for scholarships.





IT ministry nudges telecom companies to provide DigiLocker services
Livemint
Users can sign up for DigiLocker services, link it to their Aadhaar cards, upload their documents, e-sign them and share the documents on request.





How this Indian company tapped a business opportunity in background checks
Forbes India
AuthBridge, like other players in the industry, can access Aadhaar-related information to verify a person's identity (the person has to sign a consent ...





Reliance Jio SIM Cards Scam: Indore police arrests six accused, modus operandi revealed
India.com
Although Reliance Jio offered free 4G services connection on basis of instant verification of Aadhaar number of customers. The method of operation of ...





KVGB brings 13 villages under digital banking
Hindu Business Line
This enabled the villagers to transact through Aadhaar-enabled payment system and Rupay cards, he said. Karthak, who interacted with Hulasageri ...





HUDCO conducts annual sports meet for its employees
The Tribune
Union Bank of India launched a Mobile Aadhaar Van in Mumbai on February 14 through its Corporate BC M/s Vakrangee Ltd as enrolling agency for ...





Micro irrigation scheme in for a major boost
The Hans India
Having 4606 mee seva centers where the farmer can apply through bio-metric and details of the farmer linked with the Aadhaar portal allows the ...





Experts optimistic on economic growth
The Hans India
The Constitutional Amendment on GST will create a common Indian market, improve tax compliance and governance and boost investment and ...





Head of BJP IT cell calls for law to regulate data privacy
The New Indian Express
Gupta was quick to stress that the Government's IT architecture does not have any such concerns and made a special mention of Aadhaar in this ...





EPFO overhauls claims process; eases compliance burden
Moneycontrol.com
However, the facility for submission of claims forms directly to the EPFO would be limited to those subscribers whose Aadhaar number and bank ...
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