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, November 1, 2017

12173 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 31st October 2017



Constitution bench to hear Aadhaar pleas in end-November
Economic Times
The government had earlier agreed to extend the deadline to March 31, 2018, for all those who had not got Aadhaar but were willing to get one.
Aadhaar plea not rejected, says Mamata - The Hindu
SC Constitution Bench to hear Aadhaar pleas in end-Nov - The Weekend Leader
SC Constitution Bench to Decide Validity of Aadhaar Law in November - The Wire


Compulsory Aadhaar a threat to national security, says Subramanian Swamy
Economic Times
Swamy's tweet comes after the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging mandatory linking of Aadhaar number ...
Subramanian Swamy terms compulsory Aadhaar 'threat to national security' - Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar a threat to national security, sure SC will strike it down: BJP's Subramanian Swamy - The Indian Express
Compulsory linking of Aadhaar a threat to national security: Subramanian Swamy - The News Minute


Teacher beats up student for not producing Aadhaar card
The Hindu
A Class V student of a school in Chinchwad was allegedly beaten up by his class teacher for failing to produce his Aadhaar card. The boy sustained ...





Aadhaar a must for kids in govt art competition
Times of India
NEW DELHI: In what could be a case of taking things too far, the water resources ministry has made Aadhaar mandatory for school children to ...





Foreign investors seek clarification on linking Aadhaar with demat account
Moneycontrol.com
Foreign portfolio investors are seeking clarification from SEBI on whether they are also bound by the market regulator's mandate of linking Aadhaar ...





Hyderabad: Rs 40 Lakh Pension Money Stolen By 3 Men Using Aadhaar Details
The Logical Indian
In a classic case of identity theft, a possibility often denied by the Centre and UIDAI, Aadhaar details of nearly 300 people were stolen and their ...





Aadhaar-mobile linking: Telcos to publish reverification process online by December
Moneycontrol.com
The telecom department issued instructions to mobile operators to verify all existing mobile subscribers through Aadhaar based E-KYC (know your ...





Aadhaar-demat account linking: Sebi's diktat spooks overseas investors
Business Standard
In August, Sebi had directed the stock exchanges to cease the accounts of all the clients who failed to submit Aadhaar details by December 31.





'Aadhaar linking is latest arsenal for cybercrime fraudsters'
Hindustan Times
First is money transfer using card credentials, second is GST-ITR filing fraud and third and most trending is Aadhaar card linking fraud. In the third type ...





200 opt out of Aadhaar in Shillong
The Telegraph
Shillong: The campaign to opt out of Aadhaar kick-started here on Monday. More than 200 people, who have been enrolled under Aadhaar, signed ...





'The Privacy Song' By TM Krishna And Co. Hails Right To Privacy, Challenges Aadhaar
NDTV
Sofia Ashraf performs a piece on privacy and intrusion through the Aadhaar ... mark on Aadhaar and hence this song directly challenges Aadhaar."





Aadhaar linkage order burdens AMCs
Business Standard
Asset management companies (AMCs) are feeling the burden of the Association of Mutual Funds in India's (Amfi's) decision to make the Aadhaar ...
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