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

Thursday, April 6, 2017

10980 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 5th April 2017



Economic Times
MUMBAI: Expatriates living in India would often complain about heat, food and dirt. Applying, registering and getting an Aadhaar card might just ...



Times of India
However, for a full-fledged Aadhaar-linked system, we need to establish a dedicated unit to verify Aadhaar cards. This will need infrastructure ...






Tech2 (blog)
The premise of Aadhaar is that it's a centralised database of citizens' information. This includes identity information (photograph, name, etc.) ...



Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government has asked IT major Wipro to develop a blueprint for Aadhaar-based biometric access to flyers at all airports across India.






Hindustan Times
No ration will be provided to beneficiaries in the state without Aadhaar card, the state food and civil supplies commissioner Vivek Porwal said.






The Hindu
Alarmed by the large number of Rohingya Muslims in possession of Aadhaar cards in Jammu, the Home Ministry held a high level meeting on Monday ...






The Hindu
East Godavari District Collector H. Arun Kumar on Tuesday said Aadhaar was mandatory for farmers to sell their produce in the government-run paddy ...






BGR India
The national identification system, Aadhaar, recently came under the scanner for privacy concerns. After Aadhaar details of certain cricketers were ...






Times of India
Chennai: Credit rating agencies like CIBIL, Experian, LexisNexis, are often the first to spot instances of duplicate PAN cards, but today even chartered ...






Mid-Day
It was after all the applications were filed that it came to light that all members of the contingent did not have valid documents - Aadhaar, PAN card.






NDTV
However, mandatory quoting of Aadhaar may cause some hardship as there will be a sudden rush for such people to apply for Aadhaar who don't ...






The Indian Express
Another key area where inconvenient evidence has been ignored is Aadhaar (seen as being key to the UBI debate). From the word go, promoters of ...






Financial Express
After a steep increase in 2015-16, direct benefit transfers (DBT) by the Centre seemed to have plateaued in 2016-17. Also, the pace of Aadhaar-linked ...






The Tech Portal
The company is looking to onboard a Digital Transactions Lead, who has expertise in UPI, BHIM, and Aadhaar payments. The said employee should ...






Financial Express
Inclusion of Aadhaar One of the most notable changes has been the inclusion of Aadhaar number in ITR forms. By July 1, 2017, your PAN must be ...






The Hindu
According to officials here, the district has around 8.46 lakh ration cardholders, who have successfully linked Aadhaar and mobile numbers to their ...






The Hans India
Krishna district is also first district to introduce Aadhaar Pay for merchants to facilitate cashless transactions. Therefore it is worth mentioning that ...






The Hans India
Similarly, the government has taken up a big drive to promote AEPC (Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services). So far, Rs 188-crore worth transactions ...






Times of India
The department is also looking at linking the property identification (PID) number to Aadhaar and electoral photo identity cards (EPIC). "The owner of a ...






Economic Times
The Niti Aayog has clearly stated that it does not support any charge on transactions made using the Aadhaar-enabled payment system, while low or ...






Deccan Chronicle
Police identified the man and his female friend from Aadhaar cards and driving licenses they recovered from the spot. A motorcycle belonging to the ...






Swarajya
Now, Aadhaar For Air Travel? IT major Wipro is developing a blueprint for Aadhaar-based biometric access to flyers at all airports across India.






E-Pao.net
While checking, the girl snatched her Aadhaar card and refused to prove her ... Most of them possessed forged Aadhaar card and other identification ...






NYOOOZ
And when she returned she found that zip of her bag was open and her purse, identity card, Aadhaar card, PAN card and cash Rs 800 were missing.






NYOOOZ
Parents had claimed that while the CMO office was not taking into consideration age of candidates based on Aadhaar and birth certificate, ultimately ...






CarTrade.com
In order to address the issue, the government had recently made it mandatory for applicants to provide their Aadhaar card details while filing for a new ...