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 8, 2017

10880 - Aadhaar Artiles dated 5th March 2017



No Aadhaar card, no midday meals – HRD Ministry
YourStory.com
As per an announcement made by the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry in the last week of February, Aadhaar card will become ...
HRD ministry makes Aadhaar mandatory for students, cooks under midday meal scheme - The Indian Express
Govt makes Aadhaar a must for mid-day meal at schools - Livemint
Activists slam linking of Aadhaar to mid-day meals - The Hindu


Aadhaar enrolment drives in offing for Pune, Thane districts
Times of India
PUNE: The state government will lay special emphasis on Pune and Thane districts, which have the lowest Aadhaar enrolments in Maharashtra, ...





In the name of Aadhaar, privacy is being lost and there is extortion: Mamata Banerjee
Economic Times
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed Narendra Modi's government at centre for implementing Aadhaar cards at Primary ...
Aadhaar for midday meals, ICDS shocking, says Mamata - The New Indian Express
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over its proposal to link Aadhaar with mid-day meals - India Today
Privacy being lost in the name of Aadhaar, why is government so negative, questions Mamata ... - Financial Express


Aadhaar card must for midday meal
NYOOOZ
The government is heavily pushing towards making Aadhaar card a must in almost everything, whether it's booking railway tickets online or making ...





Activists to move SC against Aadhaar link of midday meals
Times of India
Ranchi: Civil society groups and activists campaigning for 'Right to Food' have taken a strong exception to the Centre's decision to link Aadhaar with ...





Over 5000 AADHAAR cards belonging to people of Bihar and Jharkhand
Web India 123
Two sackful of AADHAAR cards, probably more than 5000, belonging to the people of neighbouring states of Bihar and Jharkhand, were today found ...





Link all saving accounts with mobile phones, Aadhaar numbers by 31st: Govt to banks
The Hitavada
THE Government has instructed banks to link all savings accounts with mobile and Aadhaar numbers by March 31, 2017, and enable mobile banking ...
All banks must enable mobile banking by March 31: Govt - SME Times


IR will start Aadhaar based Ticketing System Soon
Dekh News
IR will start Aadhaar based Ticketing System Soon :- On Friday, the Indian Railways(IR) announced that Indian Railway will start Aadhaar based ...
Eight key announcements Suresh Prabhu made in 'mini railway budget' for FY18 - Firstpost


Soon, doctors to access your case files online
The Asian Age
All they will need to do is quote their Aadhaar number. With an intent to let patients' records flow seamlessly between healthcare providers, the Union ...





Mamata flays decision over midday meals
The Hindu
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condemned the Centre's decision to make Aadhaar cards mandatory for availing of the ...






What you can do with Re 1 in India
Calcutta Telegraph
A central notification says that from July 1, pupils at government and aided schools must produce their Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrolment ID slip ...





Pensioners all set to go cashless from April 1
NYOOOZ
A circular is already being issued to collect Aadhaar card number from pensioners which will be linked to the post office or bank account numbers.





IRCTC to make Aadhaar Card Compulsory for booking Online Tickets
Normangee Star
The Indian railways are planning to introduce over 1000 automatic ticket vending machines all over the country for the same. Aadhaar-based ticketing ...





NIELIT to train small traders in digital payments
Economic Times
The country is undergoing a digital transformation backed by 108 crore mobile phones, 50 crore internet users and 111 crore Aadhaar holders," IT and ...





Maneka calls for 'zero tolerance' to child begging
The Navhind Times
The SOP also aims to provide these children with an Aadhaar card, a bank account, health insurance as well as a sponsorship scheme to help meet ...





The big news: US suspends fast processing of H-1B visas, and 9 other top stories
Scroll.in
Schoolchildren will no longer get their midday meals unless they enrol for Aadhaar, says Centre: An HRD ministry notification says students of Classes ...
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