AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 11582- Aadhaar Articles Dated 9th July 2017

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, July 10, 2017

11582- Aadhaar Articles Dated 9th July 2017

How I lost my Aadhaar card – and how I won it back

The Hindu

For long I assumed that losing your Aadhaar card was like losing your virginity. You couldn't get it back. And then, I discovered how it could be done ...

Read an excerpt from Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India's 12-Digit Revolution

Firstpost

Editor's note: In a new book, released on 6 July 2017 — timed to coincide with the eighth anniversary of the announcement by then Finance Minister ...

Collector Saurabh Rao writes to government over Aadhaar hiccups

Times of India

PUNE: Collector Saurabh Rao has approached the state government over the issue of non-functional Aadhaar machines at state and ...

Police recovers blank Aadhaar cards, arrests 5

Outlook India

Shantipur (WB), Jul 8 The Nadia police today recovered a huge number of blank Aadhaar cards while raiding a private company's office at Shantipur ...

Aadhaar Crime Bomb

India Legal

Is India sitting on an Aadhaar crime bomb that will soon begin ticking? Imagine a scenario where money is transferred from your account into another ...

Lost Aadhaar number and worried on how to get it - Qlb News.

On My Radar: When Kovind met an ex-president

The Sunday Guardian

The Aadhaar card is the new god for Indians. It may stop your marriage, if you don't possess this most important personal identity document. Time is ...

'Selfie' accounts do wonders in rural banking

The Hindu

Mr. Ravikrishnan said the tablet account could be opened by just scanning the fingerprint of the customer who had a valid Aadhaar number and it ...

ASI to keep public posted on monument upkeep

Times of India

ALLAHABAD: In a move to usher in transparency, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has directed its regional and sub-regional offices to post daily ...

Supreme Court suggests all Aadhaar issues be heard by Constitution bench

ClickLancashire

The hearing started with Justice Chelameswar enquiring why the court had not heard the main plea on the constitutionality of Aadhaar despite a ...

E-rickshaw: Government to expedite subsidy pay, simplify registration

The Indian Express

The registration process and payment of the subsidies for e-rickshaws is being simplified by the Delhi government in order to promote eco-friendly ...

BSE facilitates purchase of SGBs in physical form

Economic Times

"The trading member (broker) can take either PAN/TAN/ Passport/Aadhaar card or Voter ID any one of the document and BSE application form from ...

Teen's body found in Turkey, Amritsar family tense

The Tribune

... 19, are on tenterhooks ever since they came to know about the Turkey Government's claim of having found a body with their son's Aadhaar card.

Truck carrying cattle grazes car, triggers mob violence

Times of India

A weekly TV/Radio Program as 'Gou-ki-baat”. Aadhaar Scheme is already in process, a Pension Scheme must be implemented for the old & aged C..

Relieve us of admin posts: 8 IIMC faculty members to DG

The Indian Express

Everyone must adhere to the Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system. They're paid on par with UGC scale, and UGC demands a minimum of ...

Delhi govt makes 52 surgeries free at private hospitals in NCR

The Indian Express

Patients can avail the services at private hospitals in Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad. Besides Aadhaar cards, patients can submit voter ID or driving ...

80% work on creating UIN for buildings complete

Daily News & Analysis

BMC's plan works on the lines of unique Aadhaar numbers that every Indian citizen has. The official said that the numbers will be derived from the ...

ZSWO holds grievances redressal camp

State Times

JAMMU: Col J.D.S Kotwal (Retd), Zila Sainik Welfare Officer (ZSWO), Jammu, of the Sainik Welfare Department of J and K along with his office staff ...