AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 12634 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th January 2018

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

12634 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th January 2018

Frequent data breaches dent Aadhaar's role as a unique identifier: petitioners tell SC

The Hindu

Multiple data breaches from government portals, resulting in unfettered, unauthorised access to Aadhaar details, have affected 135 million Indians, and exponentially increased the danger of perpetuating Aadhaar as a “universal, unique identifier”, petitioners said in the Supreme Court, responding to the ...

UIDAI Registers FIR Against Tribune Reporter Over Aadhaar Data Breach Report - Outlook India

UIDAI Files FIR Against The Tribune,Reporter Over Aadhaar Breach Story: Report - The Wire

UIDAI files FIR against The Tribune, reporter Rachna Khaira for Aadhaar data breach story - Firstpost

Out of Aadhaar, NRIs face stumbling blocks

The Hindu

Despite clear directions from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on the applicability of Aadhaar as an identity document, non-resident Indians (NRIs) are having a harrowing time in accessing government services and registering land deeds as the Revenue Department is insisting on the ...

Nursery admissions: 10 days before deadline, parents worry about children's Aadhaar

Times of India

NEW DELHI: With just 10 days for the deadline to submit the registration forms for admission to nursery classes, the parents are a worried lot, fretful about whether their children's Aadhaar cards will be delivered in time for the process. While the Directorate of Education has said the Aadhaar cards of the ...

Duo try to use fake Aadhaar cards to enter jail, caught

Times of India

They had even furnished Aadhaar card details. However, the Tambe, the guard posted at the jail entrance, got suspicious and asked them to provide their PAN card or driving licence details as well. Chaudhary and Potgan started arguing with her claiming that the Aadhaar cards were genuine and that ...

Banks told to link accounts with Aadhaar by Feb-end

Times of India

GURUGRAM: The district administration has instructed all banks in the city to complete the linking of Aadhaar with all savings accounts by the end of February. As of now, 71% of bank accounts have been linked with Aadhaar and 88% bank accounts with mobile phones. The order has been issued by ...

Beyond the Aadhaar security breach…

The Tribune

The moment he realised that there was a gaping hole in the whole Aadhaar network and that this vulnerability could be exploited by anti-national elements, he decided to do something about it. He tried, as best as he could, to contact the “authorities.” But, as a general rule, the “authorities” have their own ...

Affidavit against 'unreliable' Aadhaar filed in SC

Hindustan Times

The affidavit asserts that 'Aadhaar is an insecure, unreliable, unnecessary and inappropriate technology project which is being foisted with coercion on the most vulnerable section of Indians and is threatening their constitutional and legal rights and entitlements every day. It gives rise to surveillance, ...

Even India's nuclear button is linked to PM's Aadhaar number: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost (satire)

New Delhi: On the last day of the winter session of Parliament, India's IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stunned opposition MPs who were raising voice on the safety of Aadhaar data after one minor incident of data hacking has come to limelight. “India's nuclear button is linked to PM's Aadhaar number, ...

Aadhaar linking, a suggestion

Star of Mysore

I would like to give my suggestion to the Aadhaar linking problem of D. Venkateshaiah (Star of Mysore dated Dec. 29). Biometric readers do have a variety of problems including cleanliness of the glass, the users health and lastly the Internet speed in case of access to databases is needed.

Hyderabad : GHMC plans Aadhaar with Birth certificate for newborn babies

The Siasat Daily

Hyderabad : Telangana state secured a place among the top three States for Aadhaar enrollment with about 3.82 crore of its population among all States. To ensure that the Telangana People need not to visit the Aadhaar Centre for enrollment of Aadhaar number. Telangana Government to begin an ...

Deaths by Aadhaar in Jharkhand

India Legal (satire)

Over the last four months, at least four persons died of starvation in Jharkhand. Their families routinely faced shortages of food and nutrition. The state of semi-starvation worsened after disruptions in the delivery of the Public Distribution System (PDS) rations and social security pensions, leading to the ...

Just Pay Rs.500 and you can get complete Aadhaar details of Any Person - SCAM Exposed!

apherald.com - unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED

It has been exposed that anyone can be the admin of Aadhaar database, and can make anyone they desire as admins, which will enable them to access data of 1192259062 Aadhaar card holders. An admin of Aadhaar database, say A, can make a certain B and C as Admins, and they can further ...

Heres what HRD Ministry found about lecturers; credits use of 'Aadhaar' for this discovery

Clipper28 (press release) (blog)

This was informed by Prakash Javdekar, Union HRD Minister, who said that this was made possible after decision to use Aadhaar as proof of identity for the collection of data on teachers employed in universities and colleges was taken. HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said this while unveiling the ...