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, October 11, 2017

12144 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 8th October 2017



Hindustan Times
Aadhaar is now compulsory for 87 government welfare schemes. HT reviews how this decision is working on the ground for two of the biggest ...






Outlook India
State's education minister Altaf Bukhari inaugurated an enrolment centre for students, up to higher secondary level, of Srinagar district at the Kothi ...
Rising Kashmir News - Rising Kashmir



Times of India
According to the Request For Proposal (RFP) issued by BIAL, the airport is expected to be completely Aadhaar-enabled by December 2018, and the ...






Firstpost
Bridge between Okha & Bet Dwarka not only connects people but also connects us with our rich history & culture. It will also boost tourism.



Odisha Television Ltd.
Cuttack: After increasing stall rentals for this year's Bali Jatra, the district administration has now decided to make Aadhaar mandatory for setting up ...






Kashmir Reader
GANDERBAL: To review the working of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department, Commissioner Secretary (CS) FCS&CA ...






5 Dariya News
Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Saturday inaugurated Aadhaar enrolment centre for students, up to higher secondary level, ...






Economic Times
Gold sales are likely to revive during the ensuing Diwali festival with the government revoking an order that mandated PAN and Aadhaar cards for ...






Hindustan Times
The devices have their locations mapped and are also linked to the Aadhaar card of family members. The devices check stock pilferage and the ...






Online Indian News
New Delhi-Finance Ministry has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, Public Provident Fund, National Savings ...






Times of India
... after they sold a bed-ridden person's property worth Rs 5 crore in southwest Delhi to multiple people using fake documents and Aadhaar cards.






Hindu Business Line
Yechury added that though the government removed the restriction that one has to provide PAN or Aadhaar details to purchase jewellery over ...






The Indian Express
A lot of questions have been raised on Aadhaar. ... The Aadhaar system has my fingerprints and my iris, both of which are kept in safe, secure ...






The New Indian Express
The stalls related to bank account linking to Aadhaar seeding and issuance of new Aadhaar cards etc were also set up. Bank officials of various banks ...






The Wire
In theory, they can earn upto Rs 2,000 per month but claims for payment are rejected if there is a discrepancy between the beneficiary's Aadhaar card ...






The Hindu
... 24,000 ration shops into Seva Sindhu Centres where people could get other benefits such as PAN and Aadhaar cards along with monthly ration.






The Hindu
... payments through channels like BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) and JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-mobile) trinity to promote cashless transactions.






Firstpost
Also, Khanna has co-authored, "Winning in Big Emerging Markets," and has a case to his name on Aadhaar (2012). The Narendra Modi government ...






Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Saturday directed the state commerce and transport department to make its 'Vahan' portal ...






Times of India
Kanyakumari: A community interaction programme was undertaken by the crew of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship, Vaibhav at the Muttom fishing ...






The New Indian Express
Students have been advised to give their Aadhaar number in the online 'Prerana' portal while applying for the scholarships, said ST and SC ...



Times of India
... my elder son broke my phone and his family robbed me of Rs 70,000 in cash, two gold rings, bank passbook, my Aadhaar card and voter ID card.