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, September 6, 2017

11977 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 4th September 2017



Aadhaar Card Updation: How To Change Aadhaar Address, Mobile Number Online
NDTV
The UIDAI's self-service update portal enables users to submit a request to update their Aadhaar profiles in three steps: Login, Upload and selection of ...





Aadhaar body refuses to answer data protection query for 'security reasons'
Times of India
Pune: Pune-based activist Vivek Velankar is concerned about the safeguards in place to protect Aadhaar data. He feels the Unique Identification ...





More than 100 Aadhaar cards found in forest
Times of India
Jaipur: More than 100 undelivered Aadhaar cards and several other letters were found scattered in a forest area in Alwar's Thanagazi area on ...
Aadhaar cards, letters sent via post office found dumped in Alwar - Hindustan Times
Thousands Of Original Aadhaar Cards, Official Documents Found Mysteriously Dumped Near Alwar - Indiatimes.com
Jaipur: Thousands of original identity & official documents, Aadhaar cards dumped near Alwar - Daily News & Analysis


Aadhaar centres begin to re-open
Times of India
NAGPUR: In a major relief to the citizens especially students, the Aadhaar centres have started to re-open after being closed for last two months.





Aadhaar enrollment in Assam from December
The Asian Age
Guwahati: Assam, which was yet to start Aadhaar card enrollment, has decided to start data collection from December this year. Assam is the only ...
Assam last NE State to start Aadhaar works - Assam Tribune


Linking Aadhaar Card to LIC policy mandatory
Daily Pioneer
With the Supreme Court hearing the petitions over the constitution validity of the Aadhaar Cards in reference to the right to privacy, it has been ...





Villagers fume over non-payment of wages in Eluru of Andhra Pradesh
The New Indian Express
About 18,000 labours of NREGS who have bank accounts did not link up the Aadhaar numbers. These labours were to receive `1.36 crore from the ...





How right to privacy fails Hadiya, put under house arrest by her father
DailyO
Privacy was and is simply the wrong idea on which to base the opposition to Aadhaar or the family, community and state even if it sounds rather grand ...





When desi tech ventures speak the local lingo
Times of India
Lower smartphone and data costs, and technology platforms like Aadhaar and UPI are making it viable for entrepreneurs to offer more products and ...





Cautioned govt about cost of demonetisation, says former RBI guv Raghuram Rajan
Times Now
The Aadhaar-based system will give far better compliance on the flows, he said while speaking on the effective way for the government to dig out black ...





Bhamashah move courts heavy fire from citizens, Opposition
Times of India
People were told Aadhaar will bring everything on one platform but now we have the Bhamashah card. After Bhamashah also, people still have to run ...
Rajasthan govt more concerned about Bhamashah than providing benefits to BPL families: Ashok ... - Times of India


Rs 200 crore sought from World Bank and ADB to strengthen govt colleges
Hindustan Times
Soon college marksheets would be linked to Aadhaar, Rawat said, adding Uttarakhand would be the first state in the country to take this step.





Cash crisis: Not many takers for work under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in ...
The New Indian Express
Some of the workers have not linked their Aadhaar cards with their bank accounts. “Though workers have done works under NREGS, the government ...





Reliance Jio Offer On JioFi, Recharge Options And Other Details
NDTV
1,999, get a new SIM from the Jio Store by submitting you KYC proof like Aadhaar card and get Jio Prime Plan activated. You don't have to pay ...





Process of allotting houses to homeless begins
The Tribune
To fulfil its poll promise, the government today started the process of allotting houses to the homeless under the Mukh Mantri Awas Yojna.





Fingerprint security on smartphones presents the biggest hacking threat
India Legal
According to a report in The Indian Express, this is potentially more damning and a bigger threat than all the biometric data collected for Aadhaar cards ...





Blue Whale Challenge: 30-year-old commits suicide by jumping into Sabarmati
Daily News & Analysis
Police reached Maluna's family with help of his Aadhaar card and mobile phone which were in the bag he had left behind on the bridge.





Naya Bharat multimedia Exhibition
The Arunachal Times
ITANAGAR, Sept 2: Capital Complex Deputy Commissioner, Prince Dhawan has inaugurated the Naya Bharat multimedia exhibition with the theme ...
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