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, May 21, 2018

13562 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st May 2018



How To Apply For Passport Using Aadhaar Card?
NDTV
UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)'s Aadhaar card has made passport application and renewal easier, said an official tweet posted by ...





The suspicion over Aadhaar shows why IIT engineers don't have solutions to India's ills
ThePrint
“I am a bit worried that Aadhaar is piloted by too many engineers and too few liberal arts majors,” he said to a UIDAI member, Praveen Chakravarty, ...





Prof. Shamnad Basheer files PIL seeking 'exemplary damages' for Aadhaar Data Leaks
MediaNama.com
The petition then traces the history of Aadhaar and its change from being a voluntary scheme into its now near mandatory form. and ubiquitous ...





'Aadhaar, PAN mandatory for customs broker licence'
Kashmir Reader
NEW DELHI: The revenue department has made unique identity number Aadhaar and PAN mandatory for persons seeking a customs broker licence, ...





Govt. notifies Aadhaar, PAN mandatory for Customs Broker License [Read Notification]
taxscan.in (press release)
The Central Government has notified Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number ( PAN ) mandatory for Customs Broker License. In a notification ...





'Extremists used acquaintances' SIMs'
The Asian Age
In January this year when he met his friend and asked for the SIM cards and Aadhaar card, the friend told him that they were with Dasri.





Nine economic policies that define Modi@4
Observer Research Foundation
Some of these policies are extensions of past ideas, a work in progress taken forward — Aadhaar or the Goods and Services Tax (GST), for instance.





High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Live Law
The Rajasthan High Court directed the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) to not insist on Aadhaar for submission of online application of ...





Karnataka, Nitish, naataks, and antaraatma issues
The Telegraph India
From the hopeless manoeuvring of the Aadhaar card purely for political interest to the shameful lies about generating employment, the ruling party has ...





Remaining issues with the proposed national ID
Inquirer.net
In India, the ID is the number, not the card. The identity number is printed on a paper document known as Aadhaar card, which number can be verified ...





'Child thieves' rumours false: Gadag SP
The New Indian Express
A utensil seller in Mundaragi told media that Mundragi police on Sunday morning picked them and checked their Aadhaar card, ration card and after ...





Post offices to remain out of service for two days
NYOOOZ
Besides this, Aadhaar card related applications will also not be processed.India Post in Agra district maintains two head offices, 90 sub offices and 263 ...





Mobike to Start India Operations from Pune Soon, Appoints Former EY Executives to Ride into the ...
BW Businessworld
In India, he has led some of the most impactful reform programs working with the Government of India including the Unique ID (Aadhaar) program, ...





Khengjoy languishes under Govt apathy
The Sangai Express
... almost a year while some others asserted that they are yet to be issued Aadhaar cards although they exercise their adult franchise during elections.





Two Rohingyas, one local held
The Sangai Express
Alima was in possession of a forged Aadhaar card which claims that she is one Halima Begum (30) of Durgapur Ward No 5, Sona Mura, Tripura.





Woman says she was heckled by cops, probe ordered
Times of India
GREATER NOIDA: A 65-year-old woman has alleged she was heckled and thrown out of Dankaur police station when she sought to know why her ...





Six students shifted to another govt school
The Tribune
Nowadays, Aadhaar card is linked with student's details on the portal, so that one student can study at one school only. Earlier, there used to be a ...





Bike hire app service in Karwar
Deccan Chronicle
Users will have to provide details like Aadhaar number while availing the service. A password would be generated which has to be entered in the ...





About 700 digital villages will be set up by year-end: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Business Standard
Besides internet connectivity, the CSC is also working as a banking correspondent allowing villagers to withdraw money from the Aadhaar-linked bank ...

700 Digital Villages to be set up by year-end: Ravi Shankar Prasad - Daily News & Analysis

Government to expand DigiGaon project to 700 villages this year - Economic Times


Costly ride
The Statesman
... Manglesh Ghildiyal recently conducted an inspection and asked the aviation companies to book tickets of visitors based on Aadhaar card numbers.





Young pilgrim's body found hanging near Vaishnodevi track
Daily Excelsior
The police said that Aadhaar Card was found in the pocket of the deceased, on which his name and address has been mentioned as Vijay Kumar (23) ...





Corruption Level Increased in India Feels 75%, While 27% of Households Pay Bribe During a Year ...
LatestLY
Mumbai, May 20: In the last 12 months around 27 percent people of India have confessed that they have paid a bribe to get aadhaar card, voter card, ...





23 year-old pilgrim found hanging from tree near Vaishno Devi
News Nation
The Aadhaar Card, found in the pocket of the deceased, suggests Kumar as the son of Mela Ram, resident of H.No. 83, Chhattiwali Gali, Ganjot, ...





Jharkhand govt "takes away" tribal, non-tribal local bodies' right to decide on NREGA jobs ...
COUNTERVIEW
The move comes amidst a 2017-18 study saying that at least 30 per cent of wage payments were not made on time, with issues such as aadhaar ...
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