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

Monday, January 8, 2018

12632 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 6th January 2018



Aadhaar Mobile Number Can't Be Updated Without Biometric Authentication. How To Change It
NDTV
This was said by the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India - the issuer of the 12-digit Aadhaar number or Unique Identity Number (UID) as well as Aadhaar card - on microblogging site Twitter. This is why, the UIDAI explains, you need to visit the nearest Aadhaar Kendra (Aadhaar centre).
Maharashtra IT department to address Aadhaar deactivation issues on priority - Times of India
Mobile App mAadhaar: How To Download, Five Features To Know About The App - NDTV

Aadhaar misuse traceable, system is secure: UIDAI - Jagran Josh


No Aadhaar, no cashless treatment, woman told
Times of India
Health insurer Cigna TTK Health Insurance apparently told her that she could not avail of cashless treatment as she did not have an Aadhaar card. Her case created a Twitter storm — with more than 1,300 retweets — and well known figures like Supreme Court lawyer Karuna Nandy and others stepped ...





Aadhaar: 'Leak' in world's biggest database worries Indians
BBC News
It said that once it paid the "agent", its reporters were given a username and password that allowed them to enter any Aadhaar number into the UIDAI website and get access to user information including name, address, photo, phone number and email address. The report added that payment of a further ...
All is not well with Aadhaar - The Indian Express
UIDAI's Defensive Stance on Aadhaar Security Breaches Isn't Helping Anybody but the Government - The Wire

119,22,59062 Aadhaar Numbers, 119,22,59062 People's Privacy At Stake - The Logical Indian


Aadhaar helps HRD ministry dig up 80000 ghost lecturers
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Following its decision to use Aadhaar as proof of identity for the collection of data on teachers employed in universities and colleges, the HRD ministry has found at least 80,000 'ghost' lecturers employed with the higher education institutes surveyed for the annual survey on higher ...
Aadhaar set to exorcise 80000 ghost teachers - Times of India
HRD ministry found 80000 ghost lecturers with the help of Aadhaar - Times Now
80000 'Ghost' Teachers in Colleges Identified Through Aadhar Disclosure: MHRD - India.com


New India Assurance wants more time to seed Aadhaar with insurance policies
Times of India
COIMBATORE: State-owned general insurance major New India Assurance Company has requested the government to provide time beyond the March 31 deadline for seeding Aadhaar numbers with insurance policies, a top official said. New India would also launch a title insurance policy for builders ...





Aadhaar helped identify 80000 'ghost' teachers in higher education institutions
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Mandatory Aadhaar disclosure during the All India Survey on Higher Education 2016-17 (AISHE) revealed that there are over 80,000 teachers who are faculty members of three or more higher education institutions in the country. This was disclosed by the Human Resource Development ...
Education Ministry Identified 80000 'Ghost' Teachers Through Aadhaar - NDTV


Netflix India mocks Aadhaar with a hilarious 'Black Mirror' spoof clip
The Indian Express
Recently, the reports of unrestricted access to details of over one billion Aadhaar numbers — available at the cost of just Rs 500 in a matter of ten minutes — shocked social media users in the country. Netflix India decided to troll UIDAI's Aadhaar project by posting a spoof clip of Black Mirror's Hang The ...





Mamata Banerjee expresses concern over easy availability of Aadhaar cards
Moneycontrol.com
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed concern over reports that Aadhaar cards were easily available from fictitious agencies and asked the people to be more alert to prevent theft of data and violation of privacy. Banerjee in a Facebook post said she has been voicing her ...





Here is How You Can Link Aadhaar to Mobile Number Using OTP
The Quint
If you're an NRI, press 2. Step 3: Provide consent to link your Aadhaar to your mobile number by pressing 1. The IVR will direct you to the next step where you have to feed in the OTP (one-time-password) sent to the registered mobile number. Step 4: You have to enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number.





'Linking insurance policies with Aadhaar, a mammoth task'
Hindu Business Line
General insurance companies are understood to have sought an extension of the March 31 deadline for seeding the policyholders' accounts with Aadhaar. G Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director of New India Assurance Company, said, “It will be a mammoth task considering that we do not have ...





Aadhaar-Linked Accounts Of 5 Customers Breached, Over Rs 5 Lakh Swindled Off: Arun Jaitley In ...
The Logical Indian
The Finance Ministry has received notices regarding two public sector banks where money has been fraudulently swindled off from the Aadhaar-related bank accounts. There were four such incidents in Andhra bank where almost Rs 4,20,098 was swindled away. Rs 1,21,500 was taken out of an ...





Man with Pakistani passport as well as Aadhaar arrested over
Outlook India
Jaipur, Jan 5 A 50-year-old man was apprehended by Air Force personnel when he allegedly tried to enter the Air Force station in Jaisalmer, and a Pakistani passport as well as an Aadhaar card found in his possession, police said today. The accused, identified as Purkha Ram, was nabbed yesterday ...





Kidney transplant with fake Aadhaar busted in Andhra Pradesh
India Today
Amid all the debate and denial by the government of any breach of Aadhaar data, a case of illegal kidney transplant has emerged in Guntur where Aadhaar records were forged and produced for the transplant. The incident has come to light in Narasaraopet of Guntur district where the recipient forged ...
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