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

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

12166 - Aadhaar Articles dated 27th Oct 2017



Ex-Kerala Minister moves SC against Aadhaar linking
The Hindu
Former Kerala Minister Binoy Viswam on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging a provision in the Income Tax law that mandates the linking ...
Aadhaar plea - The Telegraph
CPI leader Binoy Viswam again moves SC against mandatory Aadhaar-PAN linking - Business Standard


Seamless sharing of Aadhaar details to become a reality
The Hindu
The Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency has authorised the use of Aadhaar number for establishing the identity of individuals for various government ...





In Bengal, there is 'No Aadhaar Option!'
Economic Times
She will not link her phone to Aadhaar. Come what may (read: termination of phone connection). And just to ensure that the 'J' word comes through, ...
Mamata vows to keep her phone off Aadhaar at any cost - domain-B


Non-Aadhaar cell verification only for NRIs, visitors
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government is looking to provide non-Aadhaar based verification for mobile phones only for certain categories, such as NRIs and ...
Non-Aadhaar mobile SIM verification only for NRIs, foreign tourists - Zee News
In these 3 simple steps, you can link your Aadhaar with SIM card - Deccan Chronicle
Aadhaar-Mobile number linking: Govt to announce new cell verification method for NRIs, tourists - Business Today


All residents of this village born on January 1, say Aadhaar cards
Times of India
DEHRADUN: In his Aadhaar card, Mohammad Khan's date of birth is January 1. Next door, Alafdin also shows his official birthday as January 1. In fact ...





Our right to food taken away: People denied ration for failing to link Aadhaar speak out
The News Minute
Many people gathered in Bengaluru under The Right to Food campaign, describing how ration was denied to them for not linking Aadhaar.
Is Aadhaar must to avail food benefits under PDS? Govt says no - Times Now
Centre urges States not to deny food subsidy for want of Aadhaar card - Hindu Business Line
Scrap Aadhaar, it's snatching away our right to food, privacy: Citizens - Times of India


Mamata Banerjee Challenges Aadhaar In Supreme Court, Hearing On Monday: 10 Points
NDTV
New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of Bengal, has taken the centre to the Supreme Court, challenging rules that make Aadhaar ...
Mamata Banerjee Challenges Aadhaar In Supreme Court, Hearing On Monday - NDTV


Assam races to catch up on Aadhaar
The Telegraph
Guwahati: The Assam government is planning to open at least 8,600 centres for Aadhaar enrolment from December since the state is at the bottom ...





Aadhaar must in schools
The Telegraph
Calcutta: CBSE schools are recording the Aadhaar numbers of students during online registration for classes IX to XII, in compliance with a circular ...
Aadhaar compulsory or not? Debate leaves public puzzled - The New Indian Express
SC declines urgent hearing on plea against linking of Aadhaar with mobile phones - Hindustan Times
Aadhaar or else: Mobile phone users told to toe the line - The New Indian Express


PMPML mulls over issuing MI cards without Aadhaar
Times of India
PUNE: With confusion prevailing over linking of Aadhaar cards with various essential services, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited ...





Funds for 60000 farmers under farm loan waiver delayed on wrong linking of Aadhaar
Moneycontrol.com
The bank accounts of over 60,000 farmers were linked to wrong Aadhaar numbers which resulted in a delay in the release of funds to farmers in phase ...
Aadhaar mess up: Maharashtra govt freezes farm loan waiver to reverify beneficiaries - Business Standard
Maharashtra suspends loan waiver after Aadhaar-bank account goof-up - The Tribune


Aadhaar Is Proving Lethal
Economic and Political Weekly
Aadhaar Is Proving Lethal · Vol. 52, Issue No. 42-43, 28 Oct, 2017 · Letters. Subscribers please login to access full text of the article.





Aadhaar mandatory for kids
The Telegraph
Bhubaneswar: The state government has warned action against school authorities that fail to enrol the Aadhar details of their students. A government ...





Schools told to send Aadhaar info by Oct 30
The Tribune
Even though instructions have been issued by the Education Department to schools to get the Aadhaar cards of all students made and to upload the ...





U-turn: State eases Aadhaar norm for SSC, HSC students
Times of India
Tawde said, "Even if mentioning Aadhaar card details in the SSC and HSC forms is made compulsory, it is not that students will not be able to fill the ...





BSE seeks clients' Aadhaar number updation from brokers
Moneylife
The circular said in the case of an individual one has to furnish his/her Aadhaar details. In the case of a company, "managers, officers or employees ...





In Aadhaar-for-Pakistanis case, Indian obtains bail
Bangalore Mirror
Shihab, a native of Palakkad in Kerala was charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the AAdhaar Act by the Banashankar police.
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