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, October 16, 2017

12151 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 15th October 2017



Never really lost with an Aadhaar
The Hindu
Found at last: Additional District Magistrate T. Janil Kumar hands over the Aadhaar data to N. Rajendran, Superintendent of the Mental Health Centre ...
Senior citizens raise pitch for doorstep Aadhaar enrolment - Times of India


SC to hear plea challenging Govt. move to link bank accounts, mobiles to Aadhaar
The Hindu
The Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging the government move to link bank accounts and mobile phones with Aadhaar numbers, saying it ...
'Link Aadhaar To Your Mobile Number': Telecom Firms Bombard Consumers With Threat Messages - Outlook India
Aadhaar linkage: Telcos use pressure tactics on users - Times of India
Petition filed in Supreme Court challenging linking with bank account, mobile phones - Bar & Bench


An Aadhaar 'linkup' to cheer for: Card reunites teen, family
Mumbai Mirror
Officials tried to enrol special boy separated from parents for Aadhaar and found his biometric record already existed. They then traced the family.





From tomorrow, Aadhaar must for registration of property sale deeds
The Tribune
The Haryana Government is set to start Aadhaar card linking of registration of sale deeds of immovable properties from coming Monday.





Sunday Morning News Brief. October 15
Times of India (blog)
Architect of the Aadhaar scheme Nandan Nilekani said that India is on a ... tactics on consumers to force them to link their SIM cards with Aadhaar.
Aadhaar will successfully pass the privacy test, says Nandan Nilekani - Business Standard
Societal platforms create level playing field for public good: Nilekani - Odisha Television Ltd. (blog)


Hyderabad: 2 Rohingya refugees arrested by police trying to get Aadhaar Card illegally
India Today
The Rachakonda commissionerate police on Sunday arrested two Rohingya refugees for getting Aadhaar Card made illegally. The arrest was made ...
Hyderabad: 19-year-old Rohingya refugee arrested in Balapur - Telangana Today


Kerala to link government employees' attendance to Aadhaar | biometrics | Kerala News
onmanorama
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government plans to link Aadhaar to the attendance marking system in various public offices. The new punching ...





Healthy mid-day meal a far cry
Deccan Chronicle
Linking the Aadhaar card with mid-day meals has resulted in children of migrant workers and labourers to lose school admission and even the meal ...





As Diwali Nears, Maharashtra Farmers Still Wait For Government Promise
NDTV
Some did not have an Aadhaar card. Some people could not link their thumb impressions with Aadhaar. This caused a lot of delay." Prashant Nalge ...





UIDAI introduces dynamic OTP in mAadhaar app
Odisha Television Ltd. (blog)
“In future, all one-time password (OTP) based Aadhaar authentication applications will be migrated to Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) based ...





People at Itukalakota live in fear of floods
The Hans India
... ration cards and Aadhaar cards. Later during the day, Polavaram MLA Modiam Srinivasa Rao,visited the village and consoled the flood victims.





Letter from a mobile phone
Livemint
All our so-called important documents and frequently used services—Aadhaar card, PAN card, bank account, PayTM, flight tickets, various apps—are ...





Swacchta Pakhwada celebrated
The Arunachal Times
Besides, soil health cards were also distributed among the farmers and Aadhaar seeding and enrolment and job card verification were jointly ...





Form a policy to deal with Rohingya refugees, says RSS leader
Economic Times
"Those who arrived here secured Aadhaar and PAN cards and got their names included in the voters' list. They did not come to take refuge.
Rohingyas settling in India part of conspiracy: RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi - Hindustan Times


HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt's reply on plea by displaced
Press Trust of India
Alleging that the actions of DUSIB in declaring them ineligible were unlawful, the plea said while members of one family have given their Aadhaar ...





Police on lookout for sarpanch who vetted documents
The Tribune
The police is expected to make a sensational disclosure in the case of suspected ISI agent Ehsaan Ul-Haq. Haq, an Austrian national, who was ...





Economy is what matters most. all else is sideshow
The New Indian Express
To make matters worse, linking Aadhaar to almost all transactions has added to their travails. The government may have meant well but some at the ...





Data the new oil for business and political marketeers
The New Indian Express
... attained through tracking users digital footprints, which accords unlimited access to government through Aadhaar cards, as also to MNCs such as ...





UP CM Yogi Adityanath directs police to launch drive against illegal immigrants in the state
India Today
However, though, there are over 90,000 illegal immigrants living in various parts of Lucknow and with valid documents like ration cards, Aadhaar ...





Registration process hit by faulty kits
Times of India
Pune: Thanks to the non-functioning Aadhaar enrolment machines, citizens may have to wait till the end of this month before the permanent enrolment ...





HC asks AG to be present for hearings on Manodhairya
The Asian Age
... that it had a lot lacunae — like the Manodhairya compensation scheme for rape victims makes documents like Aadhaar and others mandatory.





AISECT honoured at SBI Conclave
United News of India
... A.I.S.E.C.T. received the second prize in Percentage Activation of Customer Service Providers and the Aadhaar Seeding of Accounts categories.





Xiaomi 'Diwali with Mi' sale: Get discounts on Mi Mix 2, Redmi Note 4, and more
Gizbot
This process requires them to key in their Aadhaar card number. With this scheme, one can buy any Mi product now and pay for the same later.





Consultancy wisdom
The Hindu
But so far, its contents have remained secret. Last month, an employee of BMKJ who was fired for refusing to link his sperm count to Aadhaar leaked ...
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