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

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

11550 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th June 2017



Supreme Court refuses interim order against Centre's notification on Aadhaar
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today refused to pass any interim order against the Centre's notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing ...
Implement Aadhaar, but it must be done with some robust security safeguards - Economic Times
Taxpayers have less than a week to link Aadhaar with PAN - Hindustan Times
Rule Making Aadhaar Mandatory Stays For Now, Says Supreme Court - NDTV


Aadhaar card mandatory for e-rickshaw subsidies
The Hindu
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government notified the mandatory furnishing of Aadhaar card details for those seeking subsidy on e-rickshaws ...
Delhi govt makes Aadhaar mandatory for granting subsidy on e-rickshaws - Hindustan Times
Aadhaar is now mandatory for e-rickshaws owners in Delhi seeking subsidy - Scroll.in
Aadhaar details must for e-rickshaw subsidy - The Tribune


Will linking Aadhaar to bank account destroy banking system?
ETtech.com
Linking Aadhaar to bank accounts is a recipe for creating benami bank accounts and scaling benami bank transactions. It threatens to destroy your ...





Ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar, here are 10 things for which UID is ...
The New Indian Express
If you want to continue using your bank account and you carry out cash transactions of over Rs 50,000, you need to have linked your Aadhaar number ...





Indian Railways: Aadhaar Mandatory To Avail Any Concession On Railway Tickets From July 1
EnergyInfraPost
To plug the scope of misuse of the concession facilities offered by the Indian Railways, Aadhaar Card or Unique Identification (UID) card will be made ...





Aadhaar: there's more to it than meets the eye
The New Indian Express
KOCHI: The fight against Aadhaar appears to be individualistic and simplistic to many. The Attorney General of India in his arguments in the Supreme ...





Aadhaar must to avail rail concession from July 1
Oneindia
On March 27, the Supreme Court had ordered that the government cannot be stopped from using Aadhaar identification for its non-welfare schemes ...





Aadhaar won't get you into Nepal or Bhutan
Condé Nast Traveller India
Aadhaar's superpowers end at India's borders, evidently. “Aadhaar (UID) card is not an acceptable travel document for travel to Nepal/Bhutan,” the ...





Supreme Court refuses interim order agst Centre's notification on Aadhaar
Zee News
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to pass any interim order against the Centre's notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of ...





SC says people without Aadhaar should not be deprived of any govt schemes till 7th July
Moneylife
The Supreme Court while refusing to pass any order or interim order in Aadhaar case had said that those who do not have the UID would not be ...





Blocked ration cards creating discomfort for senior citizens in Chennai
The New Indian Express
“We were asked to bring all family members and Aadhaar cards for reissuing. We were told that they wanted to avoid bogus members when issuing ...





GST FAQs: Can Provisional GSTIN Be Used Till New One Is Issued?
NDTV
... variety of topics including aggregate turnover, GSTIN or GST identification number, input tax credit (ITC), tax invoice and recording of Aadhaar/PAN.





India asks its citizens not to use Aadhar card for travel to Nepal
Republica
In a recent communiqué, Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) said Aadhaar card is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to Nepal ...





Cashless payments: Courtesy PoS machines, over 40 pct of ration shops can now boast of zero ...
Financial Express
A total of over 18 crore ration cards, or 78% of the total, have been seeded with Aadhaar — this was just around 2% in May 2014. Thanks to Aadhaar ...





Skills ministry to scrap franchisee model, shut down many training centres
Hindustan Times
Besides, investigation revealed financial irregularities in uploading Aadhaar details of trainees. The ministry of skill development and ...





The big news: Modi, Trump promise to further Indo-US economic partnership, and 9 other top stories
Scroll.in
Other headlines: US named Syed Salahuddin a global terrorist, and SC said those without Aadhaar cannot be deprived of government benefits till the ...
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