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, May 20, 2017

11433 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 19th June 2017



The Indian Express
Aadhaar for welfare schemes: SC defers hearing to June 27, three days before deadline. Divan requested that the case be referred to the two-judge ...



The Indian Express
Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked research firm Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) to explain its sensational claim that 13 crore Aadhaar ...



The Wire
ISPIRT, a software product lobby organisation , has come under fire by Aadhaar critics for allegedly orchestrating an online trolling campaign. Credit: ...






Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: Aadhaar data stored with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) could be threatened by attacks from ransomware like ...






Bar & Bench
Challenge to the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar for 17 social service schemes including mid day meals, scholarship scheme, schemes for ...






MediaNama.com
You might soon require an Aadhaar card for continuing to use your existing home broadband connection or for getting a new connection. Telecom ...






The Shillong Times
In a statement, the deputy director of logistics in the Ministry of IT and Electronics said downloaded Aadhaar card with details like name, address, ...






Outlook India
chandigarh, May 18 Haryana Chief Secretary D S Dhesi today urged banks in the state to complete 100 per cent Aadhaar and mobile seeding in all ...



Odisha Television Ltd.
Umerkote: Large number of Aadhaar cards, bank passbooks and ATM cards were found abandoned under a bridge near Bokata village under ...






State Times
Mankotia in a press statement said that whenever district administration organised an Aadhaar Card camp in a village, continuous power failure ...






The Indian Express
The insurance behemoth has launched its second product — the first being two endowment assurance plans for individuals having Aadhaar card last ...






Livemint
For the first time this year, Aadhaar number of a student is mentioned on their certificate, he was quoted as saying in an official release. “There are ...



The Hindu
According to Collector M. Karunakaran, the fertilizer stockists / traders in the district should have Aadhaar Card, the Identity Number given by ...






The Hindu
“At least 12 Aadhaar enrolment applications, including data correction, are being attended by an Akshaya entrepreneur on a regular basis.






NDTV
Yogi said the officials should ensure that desired quantity of foodgrains reach the beneficiaries by plugging thefts/leaks through the use of Aadhaar ...






NDTV
Alongside the facility to link biometric identifier Aadhaar with PAN, the department also put two separate hyperlinks on its e-filing website - one to ...






Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper (press release)
... to review the commodity-wise, stock position, status of NFSA, Aadhaar seeding, installation of computers and internet (EPDS), details of ration cards, ...






The Tribune
Sources said Deputy Commissioner Ajit Balaji Joshi recently directed all the banks to start a drive to link bank accounts with the Aadhaar numbers of ...






The Hindu
However, the district child welfare committee maintained that Aadhaar cards were not enough and they should be supported by certificates of their ...






Times of India
Setu is fast becoming the preferred platform to acquire legal necessities such as a voter's card and Aadhaar card for people from special groups.






Times of India
Jagbir said for the first time the marksheets would bear Aadhaar numbers of the students. He said over 5,000 students could get their mark sheets after ...






Business Standard
The court, earlier on March 27, specified that the Aadhaar card should not be made mandatory for availing governmental schemes. In a violation of the ...






BW Businessworld
Amit Sharma is CEO and cofounder of ShopX, which by the way is backed by Nandan Nilekani (of Infosys cofounding and Aadhaar fame). Amit in his ...