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, September 18, 2017

12056 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 16th September 2017



49000 Aadhaar centres blacklisted for fleecing: Here's how to avoid getting conned
Economic Times
A recent revelation by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that it has blacklisted over 49,000 Aadhaar enrolment centres since its ...
Don't get fleeced at Aadhaar centres! Know these 5 things - Deccan Chronicle


Centre to soon link Aadhaar card with driving licence: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The Indian Express
The Centre will soon start linking driving licence with Aadhaar. "It would be done soon to check the menace of multiple licensing," the Electronics and ...
Centre planning to link driving licence to Aadhaar: Ravi Shankar Prasad - The Hindu
Aadhaar must for driving licence from April 2018 - Times of India
Govt plans to link driving licence with Aadhaar - Business Standard


Four deadlines for Aadhaar linking that you must not miss
Moneycontrol.com
Not adhering to the government's Aadhaar push may leave many Indians bereft of important daily services such as mobile phone numbers and bank ...
Wife is suspecting infidelity after husband says every time he is going out to link Aadhaar with ... - Firstpost (satire)


India's Aadhaar digital ID scheme: what could possibly go wrong?
Naked Security
The Aadhaar card serves as a proof of address and positive identification for a number of important services and transactions in India, including ...
How to Download mAadhaar App on Android Phones - NDTV


Family 'fakes Aadhaar of 11-year-old to wed her'
Times of India
To beat the legal consequences of conducting a child marriage, the girl's family had allegedly got a fake Aadhaar card made that stated her age as ...
In Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, family 'fakes Aadhaar of Class III student to wed her' - Times Now


After turning back 60000 job seekers for lack of Aadhaar, MP govt offers re-test
Hindustan Times
When I fought with authorities standing there as Aadhaar was not compulsory, they threatened that I would be handed over to police. I lodged a ...





J&K Bank launches Aadhaar enrolment, updation service
Greater Kashmir
Providing Aadhaar enrolment and facility at business units shall ensure instant seeding of Aadhaar numbers and other KYC details in customer ...





No need to carry Aadhaar physically: Know the steps to download 'mAadhaar App'
Zee News
mAadhaar or 'mobile Aadhaar' requires the users to have their phone numbers registered with the UIDAI. By download this app on their mobile ...
Driving License To Be Linked With Aadhaar; mAadhaar As ID Proof For Rail Passengers Is Ok - Trak.in (blog)
Now Indian Railways accepts m-Aadhaar as ID proof for travellers - Phone Mantra


Girl, 11, who Aadhaar card showed as 18, rescued hours before wedding
Times of India
To ensure they could go through with the ceremony, the girl's family had even got an Aadhaar card made in her name, which shows her to be nearly ...





m-Aadhaar as ID proof during train travel: Here's how you can download and use the app
Times Now
New Delhi: In a move to make transportation easier, the Ministry of Railways said it has decided to allow m- Aadhar, a digital version of the Aadhaar ...





'Immigrants with Long Term VISAs can have Aadhaar cards' HC told
Times of India
INDORE: People from minority groups who have taken long term VISAs (LTV) can possess ration cards, driving licences, Aadhaar cards, special bank ...





Rules need to be changed if NRI marriage to need mandatory Aadhaar registration: UIDAI
Connected to India (press release)
Senior UIDAI officials told Times of India that the proposal could not be implemented without some changes in the Aadhaar Act for the NRIs.





J&K Bank launches Aadhaar enrolment and updating service
Kashmir Observer
Srinagar, Sep 15: With a view to facilitate Aadhaar enrolment to customers as well as the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, J&K Bank today became ...





Trump's tweets anger UK after London Underground train attack, driving licenses to be linked to ...
Hindustan Times
Trump's tweets anger UK after London Underground train attack, driving licenses to be linked to Aadhaar, Sehwag on India's coaching job: Top stories.





Why NREGA workers hate Aadhaar and blame Centre for 'slow poisoning' the scheme: Glimpses ...
Daily News & Analysis
A Times of India report quoted one Tukaram from Madya Pradesh who angrily talked about how Aadhaar is being mandatory even for accessing basic ...





Water connections in Jaipur to be linked with Aadhaar card
The PinkCity Post
Jaipur: Aadhaar Card and Bhamashah Card have been made mandatory for getting a new water connection in Jaipur and the rest of the state.





First-ever survey of street vendors to begin on Sunday
The Hindu
They will also have to provide Aadhaar or election ID cards after which the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will issue an ID card.





Fighting hackers is critical for Aadhaar
Millennium Post
When India is busy protecting the privacy of a person standing in the queue to update his bank records to check the credit of his social welfare funds ...
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