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

Monday, May 29, 2017

11489 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 28th May 2017



Poor-quality picture on admit card? Bring ID proof like Aadhaar card: UPSC to civil services aspirants
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Civil services aspirants will have to bring a copy of Aadhaar card or other identify proof to appear in the UPSC's preliminary examination ...





Pakistanis in Bengaluru got Aadhaar cards for Rs 100 each
Times of India
"Muhammad Shihab said they approched a middleman to get an Aadhaar card, so that getting other cards like voter ID card and ration card would be ...
Got fake Aadhaar cards for just Rs. 100, say Pakistanis - NewsBytes


Odisha Government sets June 30 date for Aadhaar-PDS link
The New Indian Express
BHUBANESWAR: The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department has made it mandatory for residents to submit their Aadhaar card details at ...
Odisha Govt asked all district Collectors to ensure Aadhaar registrations 95% by June-end - Odisha Diary
PDS ration may elude 5L from June 1 - Times of Indi


Aadhaar has minimal data, is totally secure, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Business Standard
Information Technology and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tells Kiran Rathee the system has enough safeguards to protect the privacy of Indian ...





Lohit achieves 100 pc Aadhaar coverage of the target population
The Arunachal Times
This was announced by Lohit Deputy Commissioner Danish Ashraf in a meeting held on May 26 to review progress of Aadhaar enrolment in the ...





TISS students oppose compulsory Aadhaar on Mumbai campus
The New Indian Express
... on Saturday gave a call for protest against the increased surveillance and security measures, including the compulsion of Aadhaar at the campus, ...





Centre's big Aadhaar push, makes India world No. 1 in adoption of biometric tech: HSBC report
Financial Express
Centre's big Aadhaar push, makes India world No. 1 in adoption of biometric tech: HSBC report. With advancements in the field of biometric ...





Hold special drive for Aadhaar registration of pension schemes' beneficiaries, DM tells officials
Daily Pioneer
In order to ensure that all the beneficiaries of several pension schemes for the elderly, physically handicapped, widow and others complete their ...





Digital native: Look before you (digitally) leap
The Indian Express
As one of the architects of Aadhaar, Nilekani had argued that the country of the 21st century will have to be one that seriously invests in the digital ...





Government Looking For Strategic Investors For Air India: Arun Jaitley
BloombergQuint
The Aadhaar law has a privacy framework and the government is open to suggestions to further strengthen it but the benefits of the biometric ID can't ...





Hyderabad: Online sex business busted, 5 held
Deccan Chronicle
The gang was organising brothels online. The police seized Rs 5,960, a bike, a Bangladesh passport, fake Aadhaar and election cards and seven ...





BJP-led NDA govt failed on all fronts, 'achche din' yet to arrive: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Economic Times
On GST and Aadhaar issue, he said, "They (BJP) used to oppose Aadhaar and GST (before coming to power). Now, they fully support them. This is ...





Rule Banning Cattle Sale For Slaughter Contradicts The Act Permitting Slaughter Of Animals For ...
Outlook India
Likewise in the Aadhaar Act, which was introduced as a money Bill touted to be having the objective of plugging subsidy leaks, provisions permitting ...





After 3 years, Modi govt yet to fulfil even 1 promise: RPN Singh
Times of India
He further said that the BJP had strongly criticised Aadhaar, the National Rural Employment Guarantee and Assurance Scheme, goods and services ...





Spending on RD sector raised by 62% in three years: Tomar
Daily Pioneer
So far, 8.73 crore Aadhaar number of workers have been seeded in NREGASoft (MIS) and 4.73 crore have been enabled for Aadhaar Based Payment ...
Rural schemes have generated 814 cr mandays of work: Govt - The Statesman


Boy beaten up in Mumbai for not getting goose bumps during 'Sachin Sachin!' anthem song.
Firstpost (satire)
They even called him anti-national and asked him to show his Aadhaar card. Luckily, Ishant was carrying Aadhaar card as he had planned to buy ...





Ration distributed manually after system crashes in Madhya Pradesh
NYOOOZ
"The fair-price shop owners have been asked to maintain a proper record of the distribution and demand photocopy of the beneficiaries' Aadhaar Card ...





DBT scheme results in 50000 cr savings: Shah
Telangana Today
The Aadhaar-linked DBT scheme, he said, has helped in plugging leakages, removing middlemen and eliminating ghost beneficiaries.





Allahabad University hostel eviction drive concludes | Allahabad NYOOOZ
NYOOOZ
"We will divide these hostels on the basis of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and Aadhaar will be made mandatory for all the inmates along ...
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