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 20, 2017

12077 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 19th September 2017



NDTV
Since then, a reference to Aadhaar in the Google Tez app's terms of service started circulating on social media. In the terms of service of Tez app, ...



The Indian Express
It suggested the postponement of mandatory linking of Aadhaar “to avoid any controversy which may lead to embarrassment from the concerned ...



NDTV
Aadhaar will have to be mandatorily linked with mobile SIM cards in order to continue using service from a telecom operator. Bharti Airtel has asked its ...



Biometric Update
The move comes a week after the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) gave banks until the end of the month to open Aadhaar enrollment ...






NDTV
The Ministry of Railways has allowed m-Aadhaar as one of the proofs of identity for rail travel. m- Aadhaar is a mobile app from UIDAI or Unique ...



Outlook India
Mumbai, Sep 19 Mid-sized private sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank will be opening over 50 Aadhaar enrolment centres across the country by the end ...






The Quint
We know how Aadhaar is fast becoming the basis for everything. From I-T returns, PAN to your mobile phone number, your Aadhaar card is asked to ...






Free Press Journal
Indore: Acting beyond its powers and stoking a potential controversy, Indore district collector office arbitrarily linked Aadhaar to Right to Information Act ...






Free Press Journal
Bhopal: Come October 1 and the patients coming to AYUSH hospitals for treatment will have to carry their Aadhaar cards. The government has made it ...






Morung Express
Medziphema, September 18 (MExN): The Medziphema Town GB Union (MTGBU) had a deliberation on the requirement of Aadhaar Card for availing ...






Andhrawishesh (blog)
Aadhaar Made Mandatory Now For Entry Into Hyd Pubs:- The Telangana government, in addition to the already existing restrictions for an entry into a ...



Firstpost (satire)
He told my Aadhaar number which was linked with my bank account. He was kind enough to send the picture of the form I had filled where I had done ...






Outlook India
All it require is a Pan No. and Aadhaar No. Step 1: Investor has to register him/herself by providing email id and mobile no. Step 2: He/She has to enter ...






The New Indian Express
The four women, who have come forward asking for Aadhaar cards now, have a story of inexpressible horror. They belong to a family which has been ...






Payment Week
One major potential problem with BHIM-Aadhaar is that it's got some rather tight limits on it. There's a Rs 2,000 ceiling for every transaction, which ...






The Navhind Times
Sanket now has also tried to get his hands into the government aided Aadhaar system, by setting up an Aadhaar Enabled Payment Systems (AEPS).






Times of India
He said Chhiddi's account that is linked with Aadhaar had an outstanding interest loan balance of 1 paisa so the same had been paid. He assured that ...



Zee News
Mallapa said farmers whose account is linked with Aadhaar received the loan waiver in the first phase. However, Chhiddhi has two accounts.






NYOOOZ
... himself or because of the error occurred in the cases where the details for the smart card where taken from those Aadhaar card which were issued in ...






The Hindu
Linking the Aadhaar card to use of benefits makes it possible that individuals use their caste certificates only once, spreading the benefits of ...






The Hindu
... 500 designs and colours are distributed to women aged 18 and above on production of their white ration card and identity proof like Aadhaar cards.






The Hindu
... said that the man first told them that his name was Shumon Haq and showed an Aadhaar card in his name as resident of Bihar's Kishanganj.