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

Thursday, May 31, 2018

13627 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 31st May 2018



Globalise identity, not aadhaar: Using one single database and identity management scheme for ...
Times of India (blog)
By Eben Moglen and Mishi Choudhary. A couple of weeks back, Bill Gates committed his globe-girdling foundation to the goal of spreading Aadhaar ...





UIDAI extends deadline to deploy Virtual ID system to July 1
Economic Times
In April, Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI followed this up with the launch of beta version of VID feature allowing users to generate VID and use it to update ...

UIDAI Extends Virtual ID Implementation Deadline By One Month - Swarajya


Why Aadhaar Act is a Black Act? Part I
Live Law
It is surprising as to why unlike in the US, states in India are yet to argue on how the Aadhaar Act for Centralized Identities Data Repository (CIDR) of ...





Aadhaar, PAN card needed to get loan waived
Bangalore Mirror
As farm loans are given based on the agriculture land papers, the government is thinking of linking land details to Aadhaar when farmers seek the ...





Aadhaar becomes mandatory for last rites in PM Modi's constituency
National Herald
It has become mandatory to show the Aadhaar card of the deceased at Varanasi's Manikarnika, Harishchandra Ghats for last rites. It's also required to ...

Now, Aadhaar of the dead necessary to cremate bodies at Varanasi ghats - Daily News & Analysis


Aadhaar not mandatory for filing cases in Delhi courts, RTI Appellate Authority
Bar & Bench
Aadhaar is not mandatory for filing cases in the Delhi High Court or the district courts in the capital. The order clarifying the same was passed on May ...





8 out of 10 people concerned about their Aadhaar data security: Study
The Tribune
New Delhi, May 30. Following the Facebook data breach, the sentiment of Indian Internet users has taken a beating, a study suggests, as 80 per cent ...





Aadhaar must to cremate dead in ghats of Varanasi
The Asian Age
“Aadhaar will help us in maintaining records and also the authenticity of the information about those cremated here. People come to cremate the dead ...





79% ration cards linked to Aadhaar in Mizoram
The Telegraph India
Aizawl: Altogether 79.73 per cent of the existing ration cards in Mizoram have been linked with Aadhaar under the end to end computerisation of the ...





80% people concerned about their Aadhaar data security: study
GNS News (satire) (press release) (blog)
(G.N.S) DT. 30 New Delhi The government is pushing for mandatory use of Aadhaar for various schemes and services, including bank accounts and ...





How The JAM Trinity Became The Foundation Of India's Digital Governance Structure
Swarajya
This is where Aadhaar became an integral component of the JAM trinity. In December 2014, more than 720 million people had enrolled for an ...





Flipkart's latest offer: Get instant cardless credit up to Rs 60000. Details here
Times Now
You need to have a PAN and verify your Aadhaar card using OTP. You can complete the process on the 'Cardless Credit Application' page, following ...





70% FB users reluctant to share personal info
Financial Chronicle (press release) (blog)
Among the internet users, 86 per cent are also concerned about the security of their Aadhaar data, finds a study. A study by market research company ...





BHIM app to add voice recognition feature
Daily News & Analysis
However, this will be applicable to transactions done using debit cards, UPI BHIM application or Aadhaar. MDR is payable by the merchant to the bank ...





5 steps that could help freshers bag jobs in greater numbers
Financial Express
Aadhaar allows freshers to signal a low-cost background verification that will considerably improve matching. Over time, it will tackle the rampant ...





Ministry approves State Govt's proposal for 2018-19 mid day meal programme
E-Pao.net
The source informed that the validity for procuring the Aadhaar cards of the children covered by the mid day meal schemes is almost finished but it is ...





Biometric attendance system for I&C deptt
Nagaland Post
As part of the PDA's 100 day programme, director of Industries & Commerce (I&C), I. Bendangliba launched an Aadhaar based Biometric Attendance ...





Indian health ministry proposes a law to govern data security in healthcare sector
Firstpost
However, they said, it is possible that the health ministry will wait for the Supreme Court verdict in the Aadhaar litigation before finalising the bill.





Baba Ramdev's Kimbho app disappears from Google Play Store; security researcher terms it a ...
Moneycontrol.com
Elliot Alderson, the French security researcher who has made his name by picking on Aadhaar, posted a series of tweets highlighting security issues ...

Patanjali's Kimbho app not secure, all user messages can be accessed: Cyber researcher - The News Minute

Patanjali's WhatsApp rival 'Kimbho' disappears from app stores in a day - YourStory.com

French hacker claims Baba Ramdev's new messaging app Kimbho a 'security disaster' - Economic Times


Need to harness technology to make payments system 100 per cent accurate: BP Kanungo
Economic Times
... payment systems like IMPS, UPI-including BHIM, National Unified USSD Platform (NUUP) for mobile payments, RuPay, and Aadhaar based AePS.





Aadhar-enabled Payments System: Big banks' market-loss fear slows Narendra Modi's AePS push
Financial Express
Despite a big push by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for greater use of the Aadhaar-enabled Payments System (AePS), the apprehension on the ...





Adopt legal identifier to track shell comapies
Economic Times (blog)
The identifier, just as Aadhaar for resident Indians, will prevent shell companies from being used to anonymise undesirable transactions. It will make ...





The killer abbreviation
The Hindu
... Bansode, who was working at an Aadhar card centre in Turbhe, met Hande (70), when she went there to change the address on her Aadhaar card.





J&K police tell court Major Leetul Gogoi faked identity on Facebook to meet Kashmiri girl, confirm ...
Firstpost
... several conflicting accounts about her age muddied the case. The police have stated before the magistrate that according to the girl's Aadhaar card, ...





Why More Needs To Be Done For India's Internal Migrants
Swarajya
The introduction of the Aadhaar card by the Modi government has, however, brought some optimism in this area. With a unique Aadhaar number, ...
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