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

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

11457 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 23rd May 2017



Why government's push to make Aadhaar mandatory could erode public faith in Aadhaar-enabled ...
Economic Times
In effect, Aadhaar—unlike Google or any digital service—is compulsory, ... It can erode public faith in Aadhaar— and, by extension, the government.
Why Centre will have to devise a comprehensive Aadhaar Bill and not a money bill to address ... - Financial Express
Aadhaar database – privacy vs transparency debate: If beneficiary-names secret, can't check if they ... - Financial Express


Linking PAN to Aadhaar Cards: Who am I?
Times of India (blog)
Yes, I am referring to the pronouncement that from this year on, the PAN Card and Aadhaar Card had to be linked. Now I can say I am a proud Indian, ...





Unique goof-up: 1000 villagers issued Aadhaar cards with the same birth date
Economic Times
ALLAHABAD: Villagers of Kanjasa are a perplexed lot. Going by their newly acquired Aadhaar cards, some 1000 of them should be celebrating their ...





Aadhaar card compulsion by UP Board to cut down fraud entries
Times of India
The UP Board Of Secondary Education, which conducts the UP Board exam has made it compulsory for candidates to enter their Aadhaar number ...





iSpirt's Sharad Sharma admits to trolling Aadhaar critics, apologizes
Economic Times
iSPIRT co-founder Sharad Sharma's public apology on Twitter for trolling critics of Aadhaar may have won Nandan Nilekani's remission, but has set off ...
Co-founder of UIDAI-associated outfit admits to anonymously trolling Aadhaar critics on Twitter - Scroll.in
Indian software product think tank founder Sharad Sharma apologises for sock puppet accounts - FactorDaily


Now Aadhaar compulsory for UP Board exams
Oneindia
With the controversy regarding the mandatory nature of Aadhaar cards still raging and the Supreme Court of India still to give its verdict on whether the ...
Soon, Aadhaar to be Mandatory For School Exam in Uttar Pradesh - News18
Aadhaar card mandatory for students appearing for board exams in Uttar Pradesh - India.com
Uttar Pradesh: Aadhaar card to be mandatory for board exams - India Samvad


Aadhaar, Jan Dhan led to India's improved economy in 3 years: PM in Gujarat
Business Standard
Fuelled by Aadhaar and Jan Dhan Yojana, India has improved upon all the macroeconomic indicators over the last three years, Prime Minister ...





Mumbai: Mankhurd police's weird diktat: no Aadhaar card, no complaint
Daily News & Analysis
Do you need Aadhaar cards to lodge FIRs? The Mankhurd police have pasted a notification inside the station, asking people to produce their Aadhaar ...
No Aadhaar card, no complaint!! notification posted in Mankhurd police station - Oneindia


Readers' comments: Aadhaar authorities must spell out how they plan to address data leaks
Scroll.in
Aadhar authorities need to clearly spell out what a consumer can do if their number has been used without authorisation (“What the Aadhaar authority ...





Aadhaar Payment Bridge payments jump 113% to Rs 4209 cr in April
Financial Express
While disbursements via the direct benefit transfer (DBT) channel stood at Rs 9,826 crore in April 2017, up 7% year-on-year, there has been a much ...





Burmese national held with fake Indian passport in Pathankot
The Indian Express
Police recovered a fake Indian passport, Aadhaar card and license from his possession, he said, adding that he had shown himself as a resident of ...





Credit card fraud horror stories - How to protect yourself from fraud
Moneycontrol.com
To prove you are the genuine user, they want you to share Aadhaar details, account number details and other personal information that they will later ...





'In a battle between staying anonymous and being unmasked, there is no excuse for being ...
FactorDaily
Some of those accounts were also trolling anti-Aadhaar voices on Twitter. Here's a take from Kiran on why anonymity is still important to protect.





CBI files another chargesheet against Naveen Jindal
Moneylife
... head of Product Nation and a well-known tech evangelist, was trolling and defaming techies who were anti-Aadhaar through an anonymous handle ...





TS AEOs to go digital for better farming
Telangana Today
The fingerprint scanner will help in authenticating the farmer's identity with Aadhaar number. It will facilitate in implementing various schemes meant ...





ISC and ICSE students get access to DigiLocker, can access results anytime, anywhere
ExamsWatch
To upload the documents, register the certificates, marks sheets, pass certificates and admit card on the system, the Aadhaar card number of the ...
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