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 20, 2018

13862 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 13th August 2018



Times of India
NEW DELHI: After Trai chief's Aadhaar dare ignited a debate on public display of the 12-digit number, the UIDAI is planning a user outreach to ...





Times of India
"In India, you cannot get a birth certificate unless you have an Aadhaar number," he said, continuing his earlier criticism of Unique Identification ...




Times of India
HYDERABAD: Union science and technology minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said whether to link Aadhaar to DNA profiles, to be stored in ...




Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: Aadhaar operators working in banks allege lack of training when software updates are rolled out, no proper guidance and delay in ...




The Navhind Times
Link Aadhaar with voter ID to prevent bogus voting: Dramapur villagers ... of India to link voter identity card with Aadhaar to prevent bogus voting.






The Indian Express
Sharma revealed his Aadhaar number on Twitter and challenged the world (#facepalm) to do their worst. The Twitterati moved quickly and decided to ...








Firstpost
-Starvation deaths are caused by a circle of poverty, government apathy and mandatory Aadhaar-ration-card integration, the lack of which deprives ...






E-Pao.net
Imphal, August 11 2018: Reformist Students' Federation has claimed that youth of Kairembikhok have detained a non-local with a "fake" Aadhaar card ...






The Quint
The cloud storage on DigiLocker is linked to a person's Aadhaar number. It looks like a great idea to reduce the hassle of carrying paperwork all the ...






Daily News & Analysis
The Aadhaar OTP (One Time Password) based e-Know Your Customer (KYC) account opening allows instant paperless account opening with ...




The Hindu
In 2017, with the help of Rakesh who charged him Rs. 1.10 lakh, Elias was able to get an Aadhaar card and PAN card, which he then submitted to get ...






Daily News & Analysis
“If the Aadhaar system has to work, there should be criminal penalties on agencies for disclosing personal details. There is seriously something wrong ...






Deccan Herald
Another controversial issue addressed in Tharoor's bill is Aadhaar as it seeks to ensure that this data is not misused. The panel's bill does not place ...






The Indian Express
Identity-related documents like Aadhaar, ration card, bank account details, documents of land settlement will be updated for all returning refugees.




FactorDaily
With or without a double take, the answer is obvious: Aadhaar, India's citizen ID database. With a population of 135 crore and Aadhaar covering over ...






BloombergQuint
Add to that the controversy surrounding Aadhaar and more recently the privacy issues pertaining to social media platforms, such as the Facebook ...






Kashmir Reader
In 2017, Aadhaar, Government of India's grand plan to provide a unique digital identity to the 1.3 billion people living in the country, exploded.






YourStory.com
What Aadhaar is to your personal identity, CIBIL score is to your financial. Lenders and credit institutions check CIBIL scores – that range from 300 to ...






Mid-Day
The idea behind Rethink Aadhaar began with discussions between a ... who said that they needed Aadhaar for their children's school admissions, for ...







Mid-Day
New Delhi: 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 ...






The Hindu
A subscriber can register for the service by giving his/her name, Aadhaar number, email id and mobile number. A 10-digit Wings number will be ...






The Tribune
As per the conditions, a beneficiary woman must have some documents such as Aadhaar card, a bank account in her name and the MCP Card issued ...






MENAFN.COM
People can submit their APY application online with Aadhaar on National Pension System's central recordkeeping agency NSDL's website. On the ...






Telangana Today
... Technology Services (TSTS) Authentication User Agency/KYC User Agency to implement Aadhaar authentications services for biometric attendance ...