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, July 29, 2018

13792 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th July 2018



Justice Srikrishna Committee Draft On Data Protection Bill Weakens RTI Act And Maintains ...
Inc42 Media
It also reportedly strengthens the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)'s powers when it comes to Aadhaar-related legal action by ...

Bit by byte protecting her privacy - Livemint

Data protection panel likely to submit report by early August; may spur amendments in laws like ... - Express Computer (press release) (blog)

Data Protection: Panel concludes talks on framework, to submit report in Aug - The Indian Express


Chartered Accountant Files Petition In Bombay HC Against Mandatory Aadhaar For Filing Tax ...
Live Law
In the petition, it is argued that the petitioner does not have an Aadhaar number nor does he intend to get one until the Supreme Court decides on its ...

Plea in HC over linking Aadhaar for filing IT returns - The Hindu


Court rejects Bangladeshi man's bail plea, says Aadhaar not proof of citizenship
The New Indian Express
A Thane court has rejected the bail plea of a 42-year-old Bangladeshi national arrested for illegally staying in India and observed that an Aadhaar ...





Close to 20 million Aadhaar records could have mixed biometrics
Biometric Update
Between 1 and 1.5 percent of all Aadhaar enrollments over the past seven years, or between 13 and 19 million, have “mixed biometrics” from different ...

After seven years and spending Rs 30000, Raichur resident finally gets his Aadhaar number - Moneycontrol.com


UIDAI looking for agency to gauge public sentiment on Aadhaar card
Business Standard
Even as the Supreme Court's final verdict on the constitutional validity to India's largest identity project is yet to be out, its implementing agency is ...





Andhra Pradesh babies get Aadhaar tag minutes after birth
Times of India
VIJAYAWADA: Not all babies are born with a silver spoon, but in Andhra Pradesh, at least 30,000 babies received Aadhaar numbers, minutes after ...

Biometric mix-up affects nearly 2 crore Aadhaar holders - The New Indian Express


Linking Aadhaar To Mid-Day Meals Helps Karnataka Save Over Rs 100 Crore Every Year
Swarajya
Data on the benefit that the Karnataka government has got on the linkage of Aadhaar to the mid-day meal scheme are revealing. Here's our report:.





Till Sep 30, Aadhaar not must to get ration: Guj govt to HC
Business Standard
The association demanded that PDS shop owners should be allowed to distribute ration by taking other ID proofs if the Aadhaar-connected system ...

Gujarat govt to HC says Aadhaar not must to get ration till September 30 - Devdiscourse


Aadhaar helps reunite missing boy with family after three years
Free Press Journal
“As the boy's biometric details, like his thumb impression, were being taken, it emerged he was already registered for Aadhaar. After the pin was ...





Aadhaar reunites missing boy with family after 3yrs
The Asian Age
Mumbai: In a hear-warming incident, a family was reunited with their missing child due to the fact that they enrolled for Aadhaar card days before he ...





No mandatory linking of Aadhaar cards for getting pension: AAP government
Daily News & Analysis
The move will help around 80,000 citizens who have not received the pension amount as their Aadhaar cards are not linked with their bank accounts.





Income tax returns (ITR) filing: Aadhaar card a problem? Do this then
Zee Business
Income tax returns (ITR) filing: People without Aadhaar card number have been a worried lot for quite some time. They believed that their inability to ...





Soon, linking your Aadhaar to driving licence will be mandatory, Rajya Sabha to pass this bill soon
Free Press Journal
Government will soon implement new traffic rules to improve the overall road safety in India and decrease traffic. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill ...





Colleges insist on Aadhaar, religion info in PG forms
Times of India
Nagpur: Giving religion and Aadhaar information has been made optional by Nagpur University (NU) but many affiliated colleges are not allowing ...







Thane court denies bail to Bangladeshi national staying in India illegally, says Aadhaar card not ...
Firstpost
"It has been observed by the Calcutta High Court that the Aadhaar card by itself shall not confer any right of or be proof of citizenship or domicile in ...





Court rejects B'deshi man's bail plea, says Aadhaar not proof
Outlook India
Of citizenship. Thane, Jul 26 A Thane court has rejected the bail plea of a 42-year-old Bangladeshi national arrested for illegally staying in India and ...





'Aadhaar Card Cannot be Proof of Indian Citizenship' Says Court, Rejects Bangladeshi Man's Bail ...
LatestLY
The judge said last week that it has been rightly submitted by the prosecution that an Aadhaar card cannot be considered proof of citizenship.





Aadhaar Helps Reunite Kalyan Parents With Their Differently-Abled Son Three Years After He ...
LatestLY
Mumbai, July 26: It was a happy moment for the Dhangar family from Kalyan, as their 15-year-old son, who went missing for three-years, returned ...





New industrial policy for use of Aadhaar to provide subsidized electricity
Devdiscourse
To bring down high power cost of the industry, the new industrial policy is likely to suggest use of Aadhaar for providing subsidised electricity to ...





Arvind Kejriwal-Led AAP Government in Delhi Mulling to Do Away With Mandatory Aadhaar Card ...
LatestLY
We have now decided that the increased pension will be given to the beneficiaries and side by side they can continue linking their Aadhaar cards.





Will SEBI Succeed in Trying to Create a Much-needed Vibrant Bond Market ?
Moneylife
In addition, even after several complaints from market participant on the forceful demand of Aadhaar from MFs, brokers and DPs, the market regulator ...





Fault lines of marginalised people exposed
Deccan Herald
What is happening there is a government-made disaster, out of the 14 deaths, at least seven are directly attributable to the use of Aadhaar in the PDS ...





'EC website a mine of resources for political parties'
Deccan Herald
At yet another session on Aadhaar, speaker Anand Venkatanarayanan said there were several loopholes in the Union government's scheme.





Forged PAN card leaves man with bad credit score, Rs 6.5 lakh dues
Economic Times
Never post your PAN Card and Aadhaar card details on social media. ... Never store Aadhaar and PAN No in your contact list of the phone especially if ...
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