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, November 21, 2017

12412 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st Nov 2017



Next on Modi's list? Mandatory Aadhaar linkage with property
Economic Times
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation to fight black money, a valid criticism was that the black money is hoarded more in immovable property than cash. The government, however, has been saying that demonetisation was one step in fight against black money and more such ...
Soon, Aadhaar to be linked with property, land deals - Times Now
Govt to target benami deals via mandatory Aadhaar linkage with property deals - Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar's new frontier: Linking with real estate soon? Good idea, says Housing Minister - Financial Express


Aadhaar data was never breached: UIDAI
The Hindu
“The data on these websites was placed in public domain as a measure of proactive disclosure under RTI Act by these government and institutional websites which included beneficiaries' name, address, bank account, and other details including Aadhaar number and was collected from the third ...
Aadhaar data were never breached: UIDAI - The Hindu
Not linked Aadhaar with your SIM, bank accounts, financial savings? Deadlines are nearing; here's ... - Firstpost
From December 1, link Aadhaar to phone number from home - Times of India


Aadhaar linking problematic: Mamata Banerjee
Economic Times
Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reiterated her criticism of the "problematic" linking of Aadhaar and the alleged ... The Chief Minister has strongly opposed the central government's move to make the linking of mobile number to Aadhaar card mandatory and has refused ...
Leakage of Aadhaar data dangerous for country, says Mamata - The Hindu
Mamata Banerjee Attacks Centre Over Aadhaar Data Leak, Says 'It's Dangerous' - NDTV
TMC, Cong slam Centre over leaking of Aadhaar data - Outlook India


Aadhaar or else
The Indian Express
The reason is that Aadhaar-based biometric authentication (ABBA) is being relentlessly pushed by the Central government, with little attention to the consequences. In Jharkhand, ABBA was first made compulsory for PDS users in Ranchi district in August 2016. By June 2017, it was mandatory in about ...





HIV patients raise privacy concerns over submitting their Aadhaar details for ART
Pune Mirror
While one of the many objectives of Aadhaar has been a genuine effort to efficiently disburse government schemes, patients living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV have raised a unique concern — they fear that the mandate to submit a photocopy of their Aadhaar card to avail of ...





Aadhaar Linking Not Mandatory For NRIs, PIOs, Says UIDAI
India.com
New Delhi, November 21: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – the body that issues Aadhaar has clarified that Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Person of Indian Origin (PIOs) are not required to link bank accounts, PAN and other services with the 12 digit UID Number. The UIDAI instructed ...





Beware! Mobile firms may be misusing Aadhaar
Deccan Chronicle
Following a direction of the Supreme Court making it mandatory for people to link their mobile numbers with Aadhaar, telecom companies have been bombarding with reminder messages about the Aadhaar linkage. While basic m-wallet doesn't require KYC compliance, an RBI official claimed that ...





Aadhaar-linked software for smoother rehabilitation of slumdwellers in Mumbai
Hindustan Times
In a bid to stop multiple allotment of tenements for project affected people (PAP) to a single beneficiary, the BMC is preparing a software to link Aadhaar with slums. The software, while allotting tenement to a PAP, will notify civic officials if the person has already been allotted PAPs through BMC.





West Bengal CM Mamata Bannerjee attacks Aadhaar, calls it 'dangerous'
Times Now
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been very vocal in her opposition to the Aadhaar card linkages and the same was again highlighted by her on Monday. Banerjee while talking to reporters today said that linking Aadhaar is a problem as details are being put on websites which is dangerous for ...




NRIs should be included in Aadhaar network
India New England
Panaji– Non-resident Indians, temporarily living abroad, should be brought into the ambit of Aadhaar card cover, state Congress President Shantaram Naik said on Monday. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, at the party's state headquarters, Naik also said that if NRIs can be allowed the right to ...





Aadhaar card, bank account number linking: After SBI, HDFC Bank orders customers to make the ...
Financial Express
Soon after the State Bank of India, India's largest bank, tweeted about linking one's Aadhaar number to the SBI account before December-end, failing which one's account may be suspended, HDFC Bank has advised its customers to link their Aadhaar number to their HDFC Bank account before 31st ...





Morning Brief: Aadhaar Data Safe, Assures UIDAI; Bhandari Elected To ICJ; North Korea ...
Swarajya
Aadhaar Data Fully Safe And Secure, Assures UIDAI: Responding to a Right to Information (RTI) query and some media reports, which alleged that some government websites have made Aadhaar information public, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said that the Aadhaar data is ...





BMC to link PAPs with Aadhaar to prevent repeated encroachment
Daily News & Analysis
In an attempt to put an end to the oft-seen practice of people encroaching on civic land and claiming rehabilitation again and again, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now decided to ask Project Affected Persons (PAPs) to submit their Aadhar details while getting rehabilitation benefits ...





Aadhaar registration to be a step closer for Odisha people
Odisha Television Ltd.
Bhubaneswar: In a major proposal to boost Aadhaar enrolment and facilitate its registration, Odisha government today announced introduction of Aadhaar registration Kendras in panchayat level of every district. Chief Secretary AP Padhi, during a meeting at the Secretariat revealed that the private 
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