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, August 13, 2018

13847 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 12th August 2018



Aadhaar cards of over 30000 children under institutional care linked with Track Child Portal
Economic Times
Aadhaar cards of over 30,000 children living in child care institutions have been linked to the Track Child portal in a bid to bolster the information base ...

Aadhaar of kids linked to track portal - Deccan Chronicle
Govt to track children living in child care homes through Aadhaar - Entrackr


Did Aadhaar Glitches Cause Half Of 14 Recent Jharkhand Starvation Deaths?
IndiaSpend
Starvation deaths are caused by a circle of poverty, government apathy and mandatory Aadhaar-ration-card integration, the lack of which deprives ...

Did Aadhaar Glitches Cause Half of 14 Jharkhand Starvation Deaths? - The Quint


Aadhaar our digital identity; completely safe & secure, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Financial Express
Union Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today assured that Aadhaar cards were completely secure and can prevent ...

Aadhaar our digital identity; completely safe, secure: Ravi Shankar Prasad - Deccan Chronicle

Aadhaar our digital identity; completely safe & secure: Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad - The New Indian Express

Aadhaar our digital identity completely safe secure Prasad - THE WEEK


Kerala floods: Ration cards, Aadhaar gone, residents of Kuttikkattukara fear loss of identity
The New Indian Express
Kerala floods: Ration cards, Aadhaar gone, residents of Kuttikkattukara fear loss of identity. Along with Panchayat colony, people in Basheer Colony ...


J&K achieves 82% Aadhaar coverage
Daily Excelsior
In a presentation on the status and progress of Aadhaar enrolment in the State, Secretary IT was apprised that 7,30,540 enrolments and updations ...

Aadhaar enrolment: Over 1 crore people in JK biometrically traceable now - The Kashmir Monitor (press release)


Research scholar subjected to targeted attack and online hate for writing on Aadhaar
OpIndia
Indian Government's biometric identity programme Aadhaar is not new to controversies. While one group has raised serious privacy concerns, the ...





HC issues notice to Govt for AEBAS
Daily Excelsior
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: The High Court today issued notice to Government on linking the Aadhaar Cards of Government employees with their Biometric ...

HC Notice To Govt For Linking Adhaar With Biometric Attendance - Kashmir Observer


Gautam Bhatia dreams of genuine data protection in India
Livemint
The Aadhaar challenge—involving complex issues around data collection, individual rights, and the powers of the State—had been pending for five ...

Data protection panel 'may have' been a divided house, decision is collective: Justice Srikrishna - ThePrint


Aadhaar dare: Challenged them as ordinary citizen, says Trai's RS Sharma
Winslow Record
span.p-content div[id^=”div-gpt”]{line-height:0;font-size:0}. After causing a flutter on with his Aadhaar dare, Trai R S Sharma has said he had thrown an ...





Axis Bank introduces iris authentication for Aadhaar-based transactions
New Kerala
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , Aug 10: Axis Bank has become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar-based ...







Uttar Pradesh Police arrest youth accused for raping 13-year-old girl at state-run residential school ...
Firstpost
"If the parents are coming to take their child, then they should bring their Aadhaar cards. Only after the Aadhaar cards of the child and parents are ...





Kerala rains: Situation stable; constant monitoring of water level at Bhoothathankettu
The New Indian Express
READ | Ration cards, Aadhaar gone, residents of Kuttikkattukara fear loss of identity. T Anil Kumar, RDO, who was at Bhoothathankettu to evaluate the ...





To be free, to be unfree
India Today
He is not free who is not free from fear. Before I could complete that short line, a fear seized me. Fear of a gender minders admonition. How can you ...





Current Affairs wrap for the day: August 11th 2018
Scroll.in
Axis bank has become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar -based transactions through its micro ATM ...





News Roundup: 11 Indian Startup News Stories That You Don't Want To Miss This Week [6-11 ...
Inc42 Media
Ram Sewak Sharma has stated that the intention behind sharing his aadhaar number was never to abet others to publish or disclose their biometric ...





Tatkal train ticket booking: Timing, charges and refund rules you need to know
Times Now
The passenger needs to produce any one proof of identity (Voter Photo identity card , Passport, PAN Card, Driving Licence, Aadhaar card, Photo ...





The way forward: Building mohalla clinics in Delhi
Daily News & Analysis
Every mohalla clinic has a doctor, a technician for uploading patients' Aadhaar details and a lab assistant for collecting blood samples and disbursing ...





Bru repatriation deferred, to start from Aug 25
Business Standard
"There were some Bru family members who were yet to complete the process of securing documents such as ration card, Aadhaar card, bank account ...
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