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

Saturday, October 7, 2017

12141 - Aadhaar Articles dated 6th October 2017



Aadhaar now a must for post office deposits, PPF, KVP
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate ...
Aadhaar mandatory for PPF, NSC, Kisan Vikas Patra - The Hindu
Linking Aadhaar With PPF, Post Office Deposit: How To Do It, Deadlines And Other Details - NDTV
Now Aadhaar required for post office savings, PPF, depositors have time until Dec 31 - The News Minute


In new Aadhaar fraud, conmen loot bank accounts using UPI
Moneycontrol.com
With the government pushing to link Aadhaar with every document including the PAN card, these fraudulent schemes have taken advantage of it as ...





Now in Pune, you won't get death certificate without Aadhaar number
Hindustan Times
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) issued the circular and has also instructed the government-run and private hospitals to submit the Aadhaar ...





Don't Know How to Correct Your Aadhaar Card Details? Here's a Step-By-Step Guide!
The Better India
The UIDAI is allowing Aadhaar card holders to place requests to update details including the registered address, name, date of birth, mobile and email ...





Let's be realistic about Aadhaar
Hindu Business Line
The benefits of Aadhaar have been written about extensively. Government programmes have been vitiated by the inability to target beneficiaries ...





Why have only 64% public schoolchildren enrolled for Aadhaar when it is mandatory for midday ...
Scroll.in
Six months after the central government made Aadhaar mandatory for midday meals in public schools, several states are struggling to enrol their ...





Aadhaar cards lie undelivered at GPO
The Shillong Times
SHILLONG: The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Meghalaya division has informed that a good number of Aadhaar cards were lying undelivered ...





Never share personal details on phone: IT minister responds to Scroll.in report on Aadhaar fraud
Scroll.in
In response to an article published on Scroll.in on Thursday about several reports of Aadhaar fraud, the office of Union Minister for Electronics and IT ...





Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank customers lose lakhs to Aadhaar fraud
Ultra News
Five customer accounts belonging to Andhra Bank and Syndicate Bank were subjected to fraudulent withdrawals using the customer's Aadhaar data, ...





Your mobile service provider insisting on linking Aadhar? It's illegitimate if not illegal
India Today
But unlike the order that made it mandatory to link your PAN with your Aadhaar, most people did not sense any urgency to this order since the ...





Not entitled but getting healthy supply of 14.2 Kg refilled LPG
KanglaOnline
Going through the IOC's system, it was found that many LPG consumers who have failed to submit Aadhaar cards, were provided 7 to 10 domestic ...





Post-Equifax Breach, It's Time for a Digital Universal ID
ExtremeTech
Outside of the US, perhaps the most ambitious national I.D. effort is Aadhaar in India, which now encompasses 1.2 billion people. Originally begun in ...
Equifax mass ID theft leads US to rethink on Social Security number - domain-B


News Live: Quake measuring 6.3 magnitude strikes off eastern Japan
Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar now mandatory for post office deposits, PPF, and National Savings Certificate. 2. The GST Council may announce steps to ease compliance ...





TNWL urges
E-Pao.net
He said, the Government has made mandatory for all to obtain Aadhaar cards so that various benefit and schemes of the Government like PMAY, ...





District admin to disburse mudra, agricultural loans on Saturday
Times of India
Aadhaar seeding and authentication with consent of the account holder, mobile seeding, distribution and activation of RuPay cards, merchants' ...





Manodhairya scheme: '1308 survivors have not received compensation'
The Indian Express
The new scheme also makes Aadhaar number of the victim mandatory for granting of compensation and disbursal of funds. (Representational).





India's challenge is how to use big data for better governance: Experts
Business Standard
"There are a number of areas where huge projects have been implemented, like Aadhaar, passports and the inception of MCA 21," Electronics and ...





Market Live: Sensex holds on to strong gains, Nifty continues to trade above 9950
Moneycontrol.com
"Provided that where Aadhaar number has not been assigned, the depositor shall submit proof of application of enrolment for Aadhaar," the ...





Data protection: Legal backing, people's trust hold the key
The Indian Express
When the nation rolled out its identity programme 15 years ago, similar to India's Aadhaar project, political debates around the cost of the project and ...





India: Unique Identifier For Companies
Lexology
Just as the Aadhaar number issued in India has bestowed a distinctive identification to each individual, the Unique Identifier for companies would ...





Did Dhanush doctor his birth certificate?
The New Indian Express
In the complaint he lodged at the K Pudur police station here, R Kathiresan said, the birth certificate, Aadhaar card and school Transfer Certificate (TC) ...
Another complaint against actor Dhanush - Deccan Chronicle


The big news: IT minister warns against sharing personal details on phone, and 9 other top stories
Scroll.in
Never share personal details on phone, IT minister says in response to Scroll.in report on Aadhaar fraud: People need to 'be more aware about safety ...





The big news: Small, medium firms likely to benefit from GST Council meet, and 9 other top stories
Scroll.in
'Never share personal details on phone', IT minister responds to Scroll.in report on Aadhaar fraud: People need to 'be more aware about safety in ...





IBPS PO Prelims 2017 tomorrow, Important things to know about the examination as released on ...
Times Now
Candidates can carry their aadhaar card, pan card, voters id card, drivers license or passport.) Photo copy of the Photo id proof (Please write your Roll ...





BSNL to offer low-cost Lava, Micromax handsets, provide bundled offers
The Indian Express
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has tied up with device-makers Lava and Micromax to offer mobile handsets at low cost to its customers with ...





The Curious Case of a Newborn Without a Nationality
The Quint
If it was not for a fake Aadhaar card Shihab made for his wife, Sameera and her daughter could have been deported to Pakistan directly. However, by ...
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