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, March 25, 2017

10914 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 24th March 2017



Aadhaar-based KYC likely across financial sector
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar is on course to evolving into a comprehensive identification number for financial transactions, with the government deciding to ...
Nothing wrong in making Aadhaar mandatory for PAN, IT return: Nandan Nilekani - Hindustan Times
It's time to bring tough privacy law in the Aadhaar mandatory era - Economic Times (blog)
Your PAN card could be invalid without Aadhaar by December. Here's what to do - Hindustan Times


Children without Aadhaar will continue to get midday meals
Economic Times
The issue was raised by Congress leader Motilal Vohra during the Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, saying the government has made Aadhaar mandatory ...
No Good Will Come From Linking Aadhaar to Mid-Day Meals - The Wire


The end of privacy: Aadhaar is being converted into the world's biggest surveillance engine
Scroll.in
The fast expanding remit of the Unique Identity number project, Aadhaar, has now taken a giant leap with an amendment to the Finance Bill making it ...
Aadhaar Mandatory for Filing ITR to Stop Evasion: Arun Jaitley - DesiSpy.com
Govt says electoral bonds will cleanse political funding system - Moneycontrol.com


Digitization of ration cards extended to Mar 18; Aadhaar complaints pile up
MediaNama.com
The government had also instructed the states to link Aadhaar number of the beneficiary with the ration card or with a bank account for cash transfer of ...





AP tops in Aadhaar seeding of Jan Dhan a/cs
Hindu Business Line
The share of Aadhaar-seeded accounts remained above 53 per cent in States with more than one crore PMJDY accounts. Maharashtra had linked 80 ...





Aadhaar number made mandatory for students to get degrees: UGC
India Today
In a communication to varsities, UGC Secretary, J S Sandhu has directed universities to include photographs and Aadhaar numbers in the certificates ...
University Degrees To Now Have Student Photo, Aadhaar Number As UGC Makes It A 'Must Have' - TopYaps


Linking mid day meal to Aadhaar will check pilferage, misuse
Oneindia
Kolkata, March 23: Making Aadhaar Card mandatory for midday meals will check pilferage, misuse and siphoning of funds meant for the central ...





ESIC facility to be linked with Aadhaar
Times of India
The workshops will be hosted from next week to connect the Aadhaar numbers of the workers with the ESIC numbers and cards. The IIA initiative is ...





IDFC Bank to set up 30000 micro ATMs and 75000 Aadhaar Pay merchant points in two years
Economic Times
While the micro ATMs function as a bank-in-a-box, most of the Aadhaar Pay merchants will be converted into business correspondents and will deliver ...





Government Departments Are Leaking Your Personal Data, and You Should Be Worried
NDTV
The Aadhaar has been criticised for its potential to be used for surveillance, for its reliance on biometric data which can't be updated unlike PINs and ...





Bengal lags behind in Aadhaar generation, ranks 24 in country
Daily News & Analysis
As on March 15, the Aadhar generation in Meghalaya and Assam had been 9 and 7 per cent, respectively, with Aadhar generation for children under ...





Indore: DAVV marksheets to have students' pictures, Aadhaar numbers
Free Press Journal
Indore: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) is planning to incorporate advanced security features, including photographs and Aadhaar numbers of ...
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