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

12442 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 29th Now 2017



Economic Times
Aadhaar may not be mandatory as yet, but the list of transactions that require it is increasing. You need the 12-digit unique identity number to avail ...



Times of India
PUNE: A group of individuals from the city and across the country, who believe that Aadhaar should not be forced onto people, are hoping that the ...



Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amazon India, one of the largest online retailer in the country, is asking its customers to upload their Aadhaar number to its website to ...






Times of India
The accused already has an Aadhaar card. The alert came when he submitted the documents for ration card as recently police had busted a racket of ...






Times of India
Meerut: In a step to link bank accounts with Aadhaar cards, the Uttar Pradesh education director (basic) has instructed all district inspectors of schools ...






The Arunachal Times
In Arunachal Pradesh, little more than 11 lakh people have been brought under the Aadhaar enrolment, with 96.26 per cent Aadhaar enrolment in ...






eGov Magazine | Elets
Aadhaar linkage is a pivotal medium to avoid discrepancies in service delivery. It is sustainable and its significance is never going to fade, according ...






Zee News
We now digitally provide monetary benefits of various government schemes to the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer using Aadhaar.".






The New Indian Express
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With banks and mobile phone operators bombarding customers with messages prodding them to link Aadhaar before the ...
Catch 'em young - The New Indian Express



Trak.in (blog)
Despite repeated warnings and awareness campaign by Govt., scamsters are using Aadhaar factor to loot lakhs from gullible citizens. By Mohul ...








India TV
Ivanka Trump, who is leading a delegation of senior Trump administration officials and entrepreneurs, also spoke at summit's opening session themed ...


Odisha Television Ltd.
In case of any error or to prepare new Aadhaar card, pension beneficiaries can take help of the special desks. Fake recipients can be traced with this ...






Deccan Herald
In August 2017, Abhinav Srivastava, a Bengaluru-based IT professional, was arrested for stealing Aadhaar data. He piggybacked on the e-hospital ...






MENAFN.COM
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is mandated to issue an easily verifiable 12-digit random number as Unique Identity - Aadhaar to all ...






MENAFN.COM
Under the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme, the subsidy is transferred directly to your bank account. Linking Aadhaar is mandatory for it as it ensures a ...






TODAYonline
Aadhaar, noted the Harvard Business Review, is the only non-US platform “to have broken the 1-billion-user threshold and the only such system to ...






Moneycontrol.com
Shukla said the BJP had criticised the Congress government's Aadhaar and MGNREGA schemes when in opposition, but is now implementing them.






Times of India
Though India's share of internet traffic is modest, it is growing and moreover, Modi government's initiatives like Aadhaar, MyGov, Bhim-UPI, Aadhaar ...






NDTV
The business correspondents will also be able to verify the users with Aadhaar, and payments can be routed by AEPS (Aadhaar Enabled Payments ...



The New Indian Express
Aadhaar covers 1.15 bn people; 40 mn digital transactions Aadhaar covers 1.15 bn people; 40 mn digital transactions happening daily, says PM.






India Today
To collect your JioPhone, you should carry along your Aadhaar details to the store. The message that people are receiving reads -- "Congratulations.






The Asian Age
The Chairperson of the CWC strongly objected to the girls being sent back to the brothels as all the girls appeared to be minors and their Aadhaar ...



Morung Express
“The commission earlier tried to introduce Aadhaar and mobile numbers in the election process, but due to pending litigation in the Supreme Court, ...






Free Press Journal
Complainant Jayant alleged that some unidentified person stole his wallet at aadhaar registration centre in LIG area on Monday. The complainant ...