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, July 12, 2018

13766 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 8th July 2018



Aadhaarcoin: India's Own Crypotocurrency To Make Aadhaar Secure
Inc42 Media
Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric ID system. World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer described Aadhaar as “the most sophisticated ID program ...

New software for Aadhaar enrolment machines - Times of India


Shaadi.com now uses Aadhaar number to verify user accounts
Moneycontrol.com
In order to curb the menace, Shaadi.com, one of the top matrimonial websites in India, has now decided to verify user profiles by using their Aadhaar ...





Haryana government to enrol nomadic tribes for Aadhaar card
Financial Express
The Haryana government said today it has decided to enrol family members of nomadic tribes so no person living in the state remain deprive of an ...

Family members of nomadic tribes to be enrolled for Aadhar in Haryana - Daily Pioneer


Railways to accept driving licence, Aadhaar in DigiLocker as ID proof
Business Line
The Railway Ministry will accept soft copies of Aadhaar and driving licence as proof of identity when they are issued from the digital locker account of ...

Indian Railways to accept Aadhaar, Driving Licence from DigiLocker as ID proof - Zee News

Railways to accept digital Aadhaar, driving licence on DigiLocker as valid ID proof - Times Now

DigiLocker - The Hans India


Now, Aadhaar mandatory to cover Amit Shah's programme in Tamil Nadu
Oneindia
New Delhi, July 7: Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah is visiting Chennai but before his visit to city a new controversy started with the party ...





Telangana postal circle ranks 3rd in fastest Aaadhaar enrolment in country
United News of India
Hyderabad, Jul 6 (UNI) Telangana Postal Circle has been ranked 3rd in the category of “Fastest Roll-out of Aadhaar Enrolment and Updation Centres” ...





Filed Your Income Tax Return? Five Ways To Verify
NDTV
The taxman today offers many ways of verifying ITR. Mail, net banking, ATM and Aadhaar are some of these methods for verifying your ITR. (Also read: ...





Govt seeks status on AEBAS
Greater Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir government has sought details from all the departments regarding status of the employees registered on Aadhaar Enabled ...





Doorstep delivery of rations in Delhi is unnecessary, will drain public resources, say activists
Scroll.in
However, the government's insistence on linking Aadhaar – the 12-digit biometrics-based personal identification number – with the PDS scheme has ...





NITI Ayog's National Health Stack programme mirrors Kerala's eHealth plan
The New Indian Express
“The eHealth Kerala is an Aadhaar-based project where citizens will have a unique identification and unified health care record. With the help of a ...







India Development Debate: Legal stamp on sports betting soon?
Times Now
To ensure transparency, the Law Commission says only digital transactions be allowed, while Aadhaar linking will bring in the much-needed ...

Huge illegal market behind plan to regulate gambling - Deccan Herald

Legalising betting in India - The Tribune

DNA Edit: Legalising betting – The central government stands to gain - Daily News & Analysis


Niti Aayog proposes digital backbone for Modi's Ayushman Bharat
Business Standard
Developed on the back of Aadhaar-based India Stack, the NHS is imagined as a nationally shared digital infrastructure backbone. It will be shared and ...

Modi govt needs to shed 'obsession' with economic growth: Jean Dreze
Daily News & Analysis
Dreze further claimed that there was no evidence that Aadhaar helps to reduce corruption in the PDS. "On the contrary, in Jharkhand at least, it seems ...





Rising Kashmir News
Rising Kashmir
Government has sought details from all the Departments regarding status of the employees registered on Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance ...





People find online property registration 'more tedious'
The Tribune
The age-old property registration system has been replaced by online system, which allows Aadhaar-based verification for the process. While many ...





This former YES Bank President's startup claims to have reached retailers in 5000 pincodes by just ...
YourStory.com
According to Anand, the average ticket size of a transaction for Aadhaar ATM (withdrawing cash) is Rs 2,700, while for remittances it can go up to Rs ...





ITR filing 2018-19: How to use Digital Signature Certificate to authenticate returns
Times Now
Other taxpayers can use DSC as well to file their returns. If you use DSC to authenticate your return, you won't have to verify it with Aadhaar based ...





Teachers want State to take over model schools
The Hindu
Moreover, many students did not have Aadhaar cards. Linking supply of textbooks to Aadhaar might deprive them of the facility this year. Most of the ...





Applying for education loan? Here are different options for you
Times Now
... loan application form, 2 passport photographs, study cost statement, PAN card, Aadhaar card, ID proofs, residence proof, bank account statement for ...





CS inaugurates jan sunwai, multipurpose hall
The Arunachal Times
50 Aadhaar enrollments were done and 500 new forms were issued by the statistics department. As many as 160 ration cards were renewed by the ...





Beware of fraudsters, says Rachakonda Cyber Crime ACP
Telangana Today
Hyderabad: Ahead of the last month for filing of Income Tax returns, the Cyber Crime unit has issued advisory asking citizens to be wary of fraudsters ...
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