AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 12434 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th Nov 2017

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

Thursday, November 30, 2017

12434 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th Nov 2017

Supreme Court to hear Aadhaar pleas after concluding Delhi-Centre matter

Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said it would hear a batch of petitions challenging mandatory linking of Aadhaar for granting various services ...

Constitution Bench likely to take up petitions challenging Aadhaar-linkage schemes - The Hindu

Willing To Extend Aadhaar-Linking Deadline To March 31 Next Year: Centre Tells Supreme Court - Outlook India

Willing to extend deadline for Aadhaar linking to services till March 31: Centre to SC - Times Now

Aadhaar: Lawyers body suggests setting up of privacy commission

Economic Times

In the wake of growing concerns over Aadhaar data misuse, a lawyers body has suggested setting up a 'privacy commission' to regulate and protect ...

You can't make citizens safer by making them more vulnerable. Aadhaar does exactly that

Times of India (blog)

In October 2016, Delhi Police busted an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy ring and found that Mehmood Akhtar had an Aadhaar card naming him as ...

You can get an Aadhaar even if you are an NRI. Here's how - Times Now

Aadhaar verification at airports raises need for stricter data privacy regulations - Hindustan Times

How to get duplicate Aadhaar copy - Times of India

How to link Aadhaar to LPG Connection

Times of India

To receive the benefit of LPG subsidy, you need to link your LPG account with Aadhaar. Also, linking your bank account with Aadhaar will make ...

How to link Aadhaar to Scholarship Account - Times of India

How to link Aadhaar to Pension Account

Times of India

The importance of linking Aadhaar with documents such as bank accounts, mobile numbers, passports, and others has increased as all government ...

Good news on Provident Fund, Aadhaar Card and UAN linking: See what big change is coming - Financial Express

Over two dozen 'fake' Aadhaar cards seized, several voters detained in Muzaffarnagar

Times of India

Muzaffarnagar: Following complaints by booth officials, police seized more than two dozen Aadhaar cards, which were allegedly fake, from voters at ...

How to link Aadhaar to Driving Licence

Times of India

Just like other important documents and accounts, linking of Driving Licence with Aadhaar would soon become important. As Driving Licence is issued ...

DBT, JAM helping stop pilferage in money distribution: Venkaiah Naidu

Economic Times

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said government schemes like Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and Jan Aadhaar Money (JAM) are ...

Big push for Aadhaar to fix BMTC's work timings

Bangalore Mirror

Once the corporation puts in place an Aadhaar-based attendance and payroll management system, employees' attendance will be marked based on ...

10K pensioners' names to be deleted for ignoring Aadhaar

Daily Pioneer

For facilitating the pensioners in making their Aadhaar card and linking it with the accounts, rural development and social welfare department ...

Aadhaar tryst for Assam in New Year

The Sentinel

After years of uncertainty, people of the State will finally be able to enrol themselves for Aadhaar cards as Dispur has cleared the decks to begin the ...

CBSE Makes Aadhaar Mandatory For JEE Mains Exam; Now Register For Marriage Using Aadhaar!

Trak.in (blog)

CBSE has just released the dates for applying JEE Mains-2018, and the mandatory Aadhaar clause has been mentioned to avoid any confusion.

JEE Mains Exam 2018 | Aadhaar Card Mandatory for Online Registration & Other Important ... - Chandigarh Metro (blog)

Govt releases white paper on data protection for public comments

Moneycontrol.com

“Despite its attempt to incorporate various data protection principles, Aadhaar has come under considerable public criticism,” the white paper notes.

Are you LIC policy holder? Your money may be lost if you don't read this important notice

Financial Express

LIC of India has issued an important notification regarding linking of Aadhaar number with your LIC policy through SMS. The notice by LIC has been ...

'Gujarat Model' or 'Gujarat Muddle'? Economist Jean Dreze punches holes

Moneycontrol.com

"Aadhaar multiplies the power of the state to keep track of everybody over time," he said, flagging apprehensions that it could lead to stifling of dissent, ...