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 20, 2017

11073 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 19th April 2017


UIDAI files FIRs against 8 websites for collecting Aadhaar-related info
Livemint
At present, any Aadhaar-related demographic information can only be shared following the procedures laid down in the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
UIDAI files FIRs against eight websites for offering Aadhaar enrolment services illegally - Scroll.in


Delta ID Pushes for Iris-Based Aadhaar Authentication
findBIOMETRICS
With excitement building over smartphone iris scanning, Delta ID is seeking to pioneer the technology's use with Aadhaar, India's national biometric ID ...
INTERVIEW: Mohammed Murad, Vice President, Iris ID - findBIOMETRICS


Here's a complete list of what Aadhaar is and will be needed for
Zee Business
It all started with the passing of the Aadhaar Act 2016 by Lok Sabha last year which was initially aimed to provide legal backing to the unique ...





I'm all for a robust privacy law, but don't make it like Aadhaar is the only reason we need it: Nandan ...
FactorDaily
In March, it sneakily inserted into a fast-tracked budget bill a rule that requires taxpayers to link their income tax number with Aadhaar. This goes ...





No Aadhaar, no EPF pension
The Hindu
The pensioners, who had already submitted the life certificate in paper (document) form, are required to submit the same through the digitally Aadhaar ...





CEA Arvind Subramanian on Demonetisation, UBI and Aadhaar
The Wire
In a recent discussion in Washington, the chief economic adviser talked on Aadhaar failure rates, pushing Universal Basic Income forward and how ...
Universal basic income can work only if welfare schemes are phased out: CEA Arvind Subramanian - Financial Express


All you want to know about BHIM in 7 brief points
Financial Express
Recently, it integrated BHIM with Aadhaar Pay, another one of it's initiatives where one can make payments using biometric authentication.
Too many digital payment modes are a worry, raise expectations: R Gandhi - Moneycontrol.com


Osmania University centenary celebration: Entry only if fingerprints linked to Aadhaar card
Oneindia
During the online registration, people who want to attend OU's centenary celebrations, would have to submit their Aadhaar Card number. Entry gates ...
Entry to OU centenary inaugural only after thumb scan - The Hindu


In Jharkhand, the Elderly Struggle For Meagre Pensions
The Wire
Four key problems emerged – irregular pension payments, high collection costs, discontinuation of pensions due to Aadhaar-related issues and ...





Digital payments may be in the news, but DigiLocker is no less of an achievement
Financial Express
The number of documents a citizen could get, needless to say, depended on how fast various databases could be seeded with Aadhaar numbers.





AadhaarStars video contest: Give your child a chance to shine on internet and win cash prizes too!
Oneindia
Bengaluru, April 18: In an attempt to promote Aadhaar Card scheme, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has come up with an ...





Farmers to be paid milk incentive soon
The Hindu
Those farmers who do not get the incentive for want of providing Aadhaar-linked bank account details would be paid the amount as soon as they ...





Price support scheme for chilli from tomorrow
The Hindu
The farmers would have to submit a photocopy of Aadhaar card, first page of the bank passbook in which the sale proceeds are credited, and a copy of ...





Rs 256-crore input subsidy to farmers
Deccan Herald
Aadhaar numbers of farmers are used for the transfer. However, keeping the drought in view, Siddaramaiah has asked officials to transfer money even ...





Less than 40% people aware of BHIM app in rural India: Survey
BGR India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said last week that the BHIM-Aadhaar digital payments platform has the potential to revolutionize the Indian economy.
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