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, May 8, 2018

13486 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 8th May 2018



UIDAI On the Defensive Again Amid Aadhaar Fraud Claims
findBIOMETRICS
“This isn't the first time the UIDAI has sought to publicly defend itself against allegations that it is mishandling or not adequately securing the Aadhaar ...

Know your Aadhaar - The Indian Express
Aadhaar still unsafe, videos claim security patching possible - Elets


Police remove Aadhaar details of housing scam victims from site
Times of India
BENGALURU: State police have removed the Aadhaar numbers and PAN of victims of the Gruha Kalyan housing scam from their official website.






Aadhaar may become must for booking rail tickets
Economic Times
Aadhaar may become must for booking rail tickets ... Your Aadhaar card could soon become mandatory to book railway tickets if the recommendation ...





Govt may soon mandate Aadhaar to book rail tickets online: Reports
Moneycontrol.com
The government may soon make it mandatory to provide Aadhaar details for booking rail tickets online after railway officials recently busted a ticket ...

Aadhaar may become must for booking train tickets online - Hindustan Times

Aadhaar may become mandatory to book rail tickets - Economic Times

You may not be able to book your rail tickets without Aadhaar in near future - Daily News & Analysis


Only Aadhaar for National Health Pension Scheme
Financial Express
Given Aadhaar's proven track record in ensuring no leakages in various welfare schemes, it is not surprising the proposed National Health Protection ...





PM Modi Hits Back At Opposition To Aadhaar, Says BJP Wants To Promote Modern India
NDTV
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the opposition for opposing technology be it in the form of Aadhaar card or EVMs and ...

Modi rejects Congress charge on unemployment, blames opposition party - The Siasat Daily


Aadhaar seeding 'scam' in Food Dept
The Tribune
A huge “scam” involving Aadhaar seeding of a large number of ration cards with unique identity (UID) numbers of those not entitled to subsidised ...

Aadhaar helped scrap 2.62 cr fake ration cards: Ram Vilas Paswan - Deccan Chronicle

Aadhaar syncing exposed 2.62 crore bogus ration cards: Ram Vilas Paswan - Elets

'2.62 cr. bogus ration cards unearthed' - The Hindu


Maharashtra govt to roll out Aadhaar-linked fertilizers
The Indian Express
With 23,416 point of sales (PoS) machines in place, Maharashtra aims to roll out the Aadhaar-linked sale of fertilizers scheme from this kharif season.





Aadhaar link helps scrap 2.62 cr fake ration cards: Paswan
Business Line
OUR BUREAU Linking ration cards with Aadhaar number has helped the government unearth 2.62 crore bogus ration cards across the country and ...





Aadhaar must for informers of benami property, tax evasions to claim rewards from IT dept
Hindustan Times
An informant is expected to furnish the Aadhaar number and other information in the prescribed format to the prescribed authorities only if he/she ...





The passing of Aadhaar as a Money Bill and its immunity from judicial review needs a thorough re ...
Firstpost
The petitioners to the Aadhaar case have also pointed to a deeper issue, allowing the passing of an Act that is not a Money Bill as one, and protecting ...





Congress opposing technology, be it Aadhaar or EVM: PM Narendra Modi
Daily News & Analysis
They have opposed all subjects in technology, be it EVMs, Aadhaar card, or mobile phone.” “This the era of artificial intelligence and India cannot lag ...





Shahkot bypoll: Punjab CM's team shares video, Aadhaar of woman seen with SHO
Hindustan Times
Not all is fair in the bypoll war of Punjab. In apparent nervousness to take on a defiant station house officer (SHO), inspector Parminder Singh Bajwa, ...





SC's stay order on Aadhaar doesn't deter 'coercive' linking
THE WEEK
Until recently, every mobile phone operator and bank was asking for your 12-digit Aadhaar number. You even required Aadhaar for filing income tax ...







The passing of Aadhaar as a Money Bill needs a thorough re-examination by the Supreme Court
Firstpost
As the Aadhaar hearings reach their conclusion, a key issue raised last week by the Attorney General for the State was on the passing of Aadhaar as a ...





Aadhaar info of scam victims removed from website
NYOOOZ
“Whoever has provided the data has ignored the fact that Aadhaar details shouldn't be shared in public domain,” said an officer on condition of ...





Trafficker held on train with 7 minors
The Telegraph India
All the seven minors had on them Aadhaar cards on which their ages were mentioned to be between 20 years and 25 years, sub-inspector GRP, ...





Efforts on for smooth conduct of Rythu Bandhu
The Hindu
Printing of passbooks of these left over khatas which were not seeded with Aadhaar numbers had not been taken up. Sources said these khatas ...





World's 10 Largest Data Breaches in 2018 Q1
24/7 Wall St.
... classified as fraud; Undisclosed — India: score 10; 1.19 million names and unique identification numbers (Aadhaar numbers); classified as fraud ...





Kalikho Pul, Judge Loya and Why the Four Senior Judges Were Right
The Quint
... justice of India JS Khehar, and the way in which cases like Aadhaar or Judge Loya's case were assigned to judges by the current CJI, Dipak Misra.





Bank Account Portability Scheme Sees Resistance; Government to Ask UIDAI, NPCI For a Solution
India.com
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issues a 12 digit Aadhaar number as unique identity to all residents of India. National Payments ...





AP Govt.'s 'Bhudhaar' with Microsoft! Why not Indian companies?
Telugu360
Just like the Manmohan Singh government (UPA 2009 – 2014) brought in Aadhaar Number system, the AP Govt. under the leadership of AP CM ...





EPFO data: Need to see if new jobs are from existing employers or newly registered ones, says ...
The Indian Express
The second is Aadhaar linking … in the EPF data, the problem was that it was the employer's responsibility to register the worker. So, if I employ you, ...
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