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

Thursday, August 17, 2017

11775 - aadhaar Articles Dated 16th August 2017



Govt deactivates 81 lakh Aadhaar: Here's how you can check your card status
Times Now
New Delhi: After PAN, around 81 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been deactivated by the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India.





Linking Aadhaar to mobile numbers finds few takers
Times of India
Hyderabad: Nearly two months after the government urged denizens to link their Aadhaar numbers with telecom service providers for security reasons, ...





Retirement Fund Body EPFO Receives Aadhaar Details Of 1.8 Crore Members
NDTV
Hyderabad: As many as 1.8 crore of the over 4.5 crore members have submitted their Aadhaar details to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation ...





85 lakh milk-producing animals get Aadhaar-like UID; still short of SC mandated target
Times of India
NEW DELHI: In order to have a comprehensive database for scientific management of animals and stop cattle smuggling, the government is expected ...





Only 85 Lakh Milk-Producing Cattle To Get Aadhaar-Like UID, In Violation Of Supreme Court Order
Indiatimes.com
In order to have a comprehensive database for scientific management of animals and stop cattle smuggling, the government is expected to tag all ...





E-possibilities
The Indian Express
The Narendra Modi government has been able to tap the true potential of the Aadhaar platform and use it to transform the lives of the poor, and ...





From the Viewsroom: No can die
Hindu Business Line
The latest salvo from its arsenal of incomprehensible ideas is that come October, if you don't have an Aadhaar number, you will not be issued a death ...





The problem with the right to privacy
Livemint
The plan to make Aadhaar mandatory for most day-to-day transactions hardly seems to fit the bill as a reasonable restriction on the right to privacy.





Benami properties worth Rs 800 crore seized till date: PM Modi
Moneycontrol.com
The government may also enable electronic registration of properties, for which Aadhaar-based authentication will be mandatory. To implement this ...





Right to privacy crucial element of consumer rights in Digital India; here is why it is not absolute
Financial Express
As in the case of Section 66A, after my repeated interventions in Parliament on Aadhaar, its weak architecture and threat to privacy, which I have been ...





'Be pro-active for employee housing'
The Hindu
Besides, the organisation is verifying the Aadhaar numbers of employees after which the latter will be able to transact online directly with the ...





Reliance starts JioPhone beta testing from today: How to book JioPhone online, offline
Business Today
For offline registration, the buyers will have to visit their nearest Reliance store on August 24 and provide their Aadhaar details. Only one unit will be ...
Reliance JioPhone pre-booking starts: Documents, process, delivery date, and all you need to know - BGR India
Jio phone Beta testing started: Jio Phone Delivery to customers begins in September - TFLive
Reliance Is Testing The JioPhone Through Employees As Of Today, Before Its Launch In September - Indiatimes.com


As touts keep pace with tech, Railways seeks smarter ways to curb them
Hindu Business Line
Pawar felt that a solution could be in linking Aadhaar, telephone number, bank accounts, all of which can be traced. Manocha echoed that the solution ...





The Sarahah brouhaha
The Hindu
And in the age of Aadhaar verification, one would expect the Indian populace to be more circumspect about claims of anonymity. But it has become ...





Govt readies report card on PM's promises from I-Day address of 2016
Times of India
The report, prepared by the ministry of information and broadcasting, has also highlighted Aadhaar and the government's plan to provide a unique ...





Restore dignity to widows: SC
The Hindu
One of the suggestions is to kick into motion an Aadhaar-enabled software to identify widows when they enter as inmates of Swadhar homes.





KDA demands adoption of Kannada in iPhones, writes to Apple's Tim Cook
The News Minute
India wants Apple to adopt the biometric standards for Aadhaar authentication the iPhone. According to a report by Business Standard, Apple has so ...
Karnataka tells Apple to adopt local software for Kannada on iPhones - Business Standard


Independence Day 2017: Technology gets a special mention in Narendra Modi's speech
Hindustan Times
... the prime minister pointed out that the government has made successful attempts at bringing transparency by integrating technology and Aadhaar.
18 lakh people, Rs 1.75 lakh crore deposits under scrutiny: PM Narendra Modi - The New Indian Express
Independence Day speech: Opposition leaders attack PM Modi on Kashmir, GST, Doklam standoff - The Indian Express
I-Day Speech: Modi 'Stands' with Triple Talaq Victims, Denounces Violence in The Name of Faith - News18


Report being prepared to get Varahi water to Udupi
The Hindu
People would be able to change their details in Aadhaar cards, give applications for ration cards and passports online, and avail of 30 other services ...





Govt. sitting on HSRP project for 15 years
The Hindu
It's like Aadhaar to the transport sector. The main purpose of HSRPs is to link a vehicle to its owner and put all of them on a common database.





UGC NET November 2017 Online Registration with AADHAR at cbsenet.nic.in
The FinExpress
CBSE decided to use Aadhaar is an identity for the applicants of UGC NET(November) 2017 to identify for the easy way. NET exam is conducting ...





Vijayawada: Police cordon operations show results
Deccan Chronicle
Latest data of offenders along with Aadhaar and contact numbers were collected to update old police data," says DCP Kranti Rana. Tags: cordon and ...





CJI appeal to lawyers: Make people from all religions proud
The Indian Express
The event was also attended by Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The CJI said he was born in Kenya when it was a British colony ...





Now, cyber thieves more innovative to loot money
The New Indian Express
VIJAYAWADA: Post demonetisation of `500 and `1,000 currency notes, those resorting to cyber crime are adopting new technologies to loot money ...





Jio Phone booking starts at Delhi NCR offline stores; from documents needed to delivery date ...
Financial Express
To order a Jio Phone, you can submit a copy of your Aadhaar card with the authorised Jio retailer. – You can get only one phone against one Aadhaar ...
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