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

Sunday, May 13, 2018

13519 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 13th May 2018



Suprema Tech Certified for New Aadhaar Standard
findBIOMETRICS
It was STQC certified at its launch, helping to ensure it would be compatible with India's Aadhaar ID program; but as the latter has evolved and ...





Police bank on Aadhaar for clue in murder case
The Hindu
Aadhaar card may be the key to identify the woman, whose badly charred body, was found at a vacant layout abutting the road between Kothapalem ...





Aadhaar-link con calls may wipe out your bank balance
Times of India
In most cases, the victims told police that the swindlers knew that their Aadhaar was not linked with their bank account. Officials of the cyber cell said ...





Khaunte wants Aadhaar-linked employment data from cos
Times of India
PANAJI: Minister for labour and employment Rohan Khaunte has requested the industry sector to provide Aadhaar-linked data of the employees ...





Man arrested for forging Aadhaar card to appear in police exam
Times of India
Police officials said that two Aadhaar cards with the same number and biometrics but with different photos were found on the accused, Devendrasinh ...





Bangladeshi carrying fake Aadhaar card held in city airport
Business Standard
A Bangladeshi national coming from New Delhi was arrested in the city airport after security personnel found that he was carrying a fake Aadhaar card ...





Bangladeshi arrested with fake Aadhaar card
Business Standard
A Bangladeshi national was arrested in the airport here for allegedly carrying a fake Aadhaar card and an expired visa, police said on Saturday.





Aadhaar hearing: Highlights from 38 days of Supreme Court's 2nd longest hearing in history
Firstpost
The arguments against Aadhaar began with the assertion that data collection was happening in the absence of a law, that personnel were not ...
The return to meaning: The long road back from Aadhaar - National Herald
Who are Aadhaar's target for subsidies, benefits and services? - National Herald
Aadhaar: a project replete with tech glitches and errors - National Herald




Moneylife's Fight Against Aadhaar Goes Back to 2010, and It Continues
Moneylife
The fate of the Aadhaar will be decided after a marathon hearing that was also historic, because the arguments and proceedings in the Supreme Court ...

The blurring line between corporate and national interests, writes Jean Dreze - National Herald


Vishal's Irumbu Thirai in trouble for taking a dig at Aadhaar and Digital India
India Today
Vishal's Irumbu Thirai, which released today, is facing opposition from certain fringe groups for allegedly showing the Aadhaar project in a bad light.
Vishal fumes as theatre cancels 'Irumbu Thirai' shows - The New Indian Express


Despite SC and government's orders, sellers still refusing SIM without-Aadhaar
NewsBytes
Citizens across India are struggling to find an answer as telecom retailers continue demanding Aadhaar for new connections. This, despite an SC ...
Retail Stores of Telcos Deny Issuing New SIM Cards Without Aadhaar - TelecomTalk (blog)


Why it is important to junk Aadhaar
National Herald
I have been even asked to go to the local Aadhaar office which I have done only to be told that it is none of their business. Their work is just to make ...





Bangladeshi arrested with fake Aadhaar card at Kolkata airport
Odisha Television Ltd.
Kolkata: A Bangladeshi national was arrested in the airport here for allegedly carrying a fake Aadhaar card and an expired visa, police said on ...
Bangladeshi carrying fake Aadhaar card held - NYOOOZ


CISF apprehends Bangladeshi at airport with fraudulently obtained Aadhaar
Business Standard
The CISF today apprehended a Bangladeshi man at the airport here with an Aadhaar card that was allegedly "fraudulently obtained" by him from the ...





No Probe on Javadekar's Claim That 80000 'Ghost' Teachers Detected in Higher Education
The Wire
He added that “as per gurujan (gurugan.gov.in) portal, 85,708 Aadhaar numbers are found to be either duplicate or invalid. These cases would be ...





'Ghost' claim but no proof
The Telegraph India
The department told Bhardwaj that data on teachers with Aadhaar numbers had been collected during the all-India survey on higher education, ...





How much of your news feed is propaganda
THE WEEK
In India, too, privacy has been a bone of contention of late, with the Union government's 'imposition' of Aadhaar and multiple reports of leak of private ...





K'taka polls 2018: All you need to know about voter cards, booths, candidates and more
The News Minute
Aadhaar Card. In case you have a voter's ID, but it is not possible to establish you photo ID, then you will have to produce any one of the acceptable ...





Break the law, and you invite unwanted attention
The Hindu
The police official enters the challan number and the Aadhaar number on the computer and then he asks for Aadhaar number of Naveen's mother who ...





Anti Aadhaar movie gains controversy!
apherald.com - unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED
Irumbuthirai has reportedly increased the public fear on Aadhaar card, which happens to be the pivotal element of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ...





China's Social Credit System: Big Brother is watching
Financial Express
Imagine a scenario where your Aadhaar card tracks what you do and rates your social behaviour. Haven't paid your electricity bill? Minus points.





How do I vote in Karnataka Elections 2018?
The Indian Express
... with photograph, Authenticated Photo Voter Slip issued by the election machinery, Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs, Aadhaar Card.





Never seen such a hardworking PM: Ram Bilas Paswan
The Statesman
Q: The government has started linking Aadhaar card with the public distribution system in India. How do you see these initiatives and do they really ...





Man moves Delhi HC in search of 'wife', woman says never married him
The New Indian Express
The woman also maintained that she was staying with her brother and his family willingly and her date of birth in her Aadhaar card, produced by the ...





I won't budge from telling the truth: Vishal
Deccan Chronicle
The movie, directed by debutant P.S. Mithran, is facing the wrath of political outfits for reportedly showing the Aadhaar scheme in poor light and taking ...
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