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

Friday, May 19, 2017

11423 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 18th May 2017



Man claiming to be BBMP official seeks Aadhaar numbers
Economic Times
BENGALURU: While the Union government's push for wider application of Aadhaar has triggered a nationwide debate on privacy , the scare came ...





Aadhaar completely secure from malware: UIDAI
Economic Times
Allaying concerns about the security of data in Aadhaar servers in the wake of "WannaCry" ransomware attack, the Unique Identification Authority of ...
Aadhaar intrusion - Daily Excelsior
Aadhar authority in talks to add another layer of authentication - Hindu Business Line
Aadhaar Card no longer required for enrolment in CBSE schools abroad - Brainbuxa


TRAI suggests Aadhaar eKYC for internet and broadband connections
Economic Times
TRAI suggests Aadhaar eKYC for internet and broadband connections ... to extend Aadhaar-based eKYC authentication to ISPs for broadband and ...
TRAI suggests Aadhaar eKYC for internet, broadband connections - Financial Express


Supreme Court blasts Centre over making Aadhaar mandatory, says it was supposed to be optional
Firstpost
The Supreme Court of India lambasted the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre for making Aadhaar card a mandatory prerequisite to ...





'Aadhaar eliminated bogus beneficiaries'
The Hindu
The former Union Information Technology Secretary said while the investment on Aadhaar cards as the ultimate proof of identity was about ₹7,000 ...





Safran Celebrates Aadhaar Onboarding Deployments
findBIOMETRICS
Safran Identity & Security is celebrating its increasing prominence as a solutions provider for Aadhaar projects in India. Safran Celebrates Aadhaar ...





SC bench recuses itself from hearing plea against Aadhaar
The Weekend Leader
The Supreme Court vacation bench on Wednesday recused from hearing a petition challenging several government notifications making the Aadhaar ...





Link Aadhaar to get ration from July
The Tribune
Kamboj said, “Nearly 85 per cent ration cards in the state have been linked with Aadhaar cards and efforts are being made to get the remaining cards ...





Tax payers hit roadblock in Aadhaar-PAN linkage
Deccan Chronicle
Chennai: The Union government wants every taxpayer to link his or her Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN) to pay income tax returns, ...





Aadhaar may replace surety bond for bail
Daily News & Analysis
Sources said the suggestion to replace surety bonds with Aadhaar cards and voter IDs has been taken by the Commission after discussions with ...





Aadhaar saved India over Rs 36k crore in just 2 years
ETCIO.com
Aadhaar saved India over Rs 36k crore in just 2 years As India's economy prepares to gather momentum in the coming years buttressed by the Digital ...





Issue Aadhaar cards to migrants
Daily Excelsior
JAMMU, May 17: Relief holders of Jagti have demanded that the process for issuance of Aadhaar cards for migrant of Jagti township be started ...





From Aadhaar to triple talaq, collective will must not supersede individual consent
Daily News & Analysis
Recently, the Attorney General of India, Mukul Rohatgi, was in court defending the Government's stand on making Aadhaar mandatory. Never mind ...





This Survey Shows That Over 65% Indians Are Concerned About Data Leakage Through Aadhaar
ScoopWhoop
In the last few months, the central government has necessitated Aadhaar cards for availing multiple welfare schemes. Today, linking your Aadhaar ...





Aadhaar as eKYC for Internet, BB connections
Bureaucracy Today
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended use of Aadhaar-based eKYC verification for all types of subscribers – fixed line, ...
Use Aadhar based e- KYC service as an alternative process for issuance of mobile connections ... - Gizbot


Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak told
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research ...





Taking a cyber hit
The Hindu
The claims by the government on the safety of biometric data vis-á-vis Aadhaar sound unconvincing in the wake of the recent global malware attack ...





What Happens When a 'Troll' Gets Trolled on Twitter
The Quint
For the past few months, India's twitter space has been divided into two distinct camps – for and against Aadhaar, the world's largest biometric ...





Filing Income Tax Returns? Things To Keep In Mind As Deadline Approaches
NDTV
The Income Tax Department tracks lifestyle expenses, asset purchases, investments and foreign travel through your PAN card and Aadhaar number ...





Government says it paid 89 per cent of MGNREGA wages within 15 days
Economic Times
Over 85 per cent of active MGNREGA workers have their Aadhaar details seeded with their consent and 4.85 crores workers are already on the ...





Education, health, jobs are the keys to new Digital India
Economic Times
“One thing that is clear is, a robust platform has been built under Digital India with the Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and mobile services (JAM) trinity. The idea ...





Fourteen children without valid documents produced before Kerala CWC
The New Indian Express
However, Fr Paul said Aadhaar cards were not enough and they should be supported by the certificates of their parents, a letter from the village officer ...





Afraid of GK test, police aspirant sends friend to write exam with photocopy of...
NYOOOZ
We got suspicious as he was not carrying the original hall ticket and asked him for his Aadhaar card,” said an officer. “The suspect resembled the man ...





Engineering cheating ring busted in Sena leader's house, 33 held
Times of India
AURANGABAD: The city police on Wednesday raided a local Shiv Sena corporator's residence where the blank answersheets of a civil engineering ...





Mumbai: Aspiring cop turns cheater in fear of General Knowledge questions
Mid-Day
But the examiner found something fishy about the forged Aadhaar card presented by Chhote. The examiner discovered that the Aadhaar card had ...





Kotak Mahindra Bank launches 811 digital banking system on mobile
United News of India
Kotak is the first bank in India to integrate the newly introduced Aadhaar-based OTP authentication process for account opening on mobile.
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