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

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

13881 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 9th September 2018



Inc42 Media
In a recent update on the controversies surrounding Aadhaar, the Supreme Court has questioned the Centre on the UIDAI tender which aimed to ...






gulfnews.com
Each ear tag carries a Cattle Registration Number (CRN) that is linked with the Aadhaar number of the cattle owner. It helps the SMC to identify, trace ...






Zee Business
IRCTC released a teaser with a tagline saying, “To book more than 6 tickets in a month please authenticate your IRCTC user ID with Aadhaar and ...






Deccan Chronicle
Civil Supplies Bhavan began linking Aadhaar cards with the ration cards, now being the first state to claim a 100 per cent linking of the Aadhar card ...






United News of India
Kolkata, Sep 7 (UNI) Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced a new facility for its esteemed members having Universal ...






Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: Google takes consent from users to store their bank account and Aadhaar numbers, a clause which is buried deep in the privacy policy of ...






India Times
Shockingly, most of the girls possessed legal documents like Aadhaar card despite being non-Indian residents. Police inspector, Jitendra Venkutty ...






Hindustan Times
According to officials, one Aadhaar card per family can be used once a month to ... The family's ration card is linked to its members' Aadhaar cards and ...






Daily News & Analysis
Q: Speaking of technology, you have a chapter on Aadhaar, where you have spoken of privacy issues. But during the UPA, the Electronic Delivery of ...






The Indian Express
The data has to include Aadhaar numbers, addresses and mobile numbers, if any. Among the 23 schemes, some of them repackaged and fast tracked ...






Onmanorama
It seems they have availed the Aadhaar card by faking the address in Sitapuri or surrounding areas near New Delhi. More information regarding the ...






Outlook India
They had fraudulently obtained PAN, Aadhaar, voter IDs and ration cards in "fictitious names by providing fake/forged documents", the NIA said in a ...






Northeast Now
The other services provided during the programme were forms for new electrical connection, water connection, Aadhaar enrolment, e-ILP, ...






Daily Pioneer
Already, the Government, under its DigiYatra programme is toying with the idea to make airports digital using Aadhaar and mobile phones as ...






Qrius
According to the press release, the Jandhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) will continue to offer coverage of these activities and bolster the pace of ...






The New Indian Express
Engaged with office work in the sub-jail, Trinadha Rao could not notice the number and gave all the information such as Aadhaar number, PAN ...




The Telegraph India
... ration card, Aadhaar card, marriage certificate, driving licence and education enrolment as all these would be available at the facilitation centre to be ...






Firstpost
... suggested amendments to various laws, including the Aadhaar Act, to provide for imposition of penalties on data fiduciaries for violations of the data ...






Qrius
Currently, the apex court is hearing a case that determines whether the Aadhaar Act violates this right. But the judiciary can only go so far in paving ...






newagebd.net
They had fraudulently obtained Indian PAN Cards, Aadhaar Cards, Election Cards and Ration Cards in fictitious names by providing fake/forged ...






Business Standard
"After Garana's body was recovered near the tracks at the Makapura railway yard, we found a suicide note as well as his Aadhaar card and mobile ...






The News Mill
The total number of Aadhaar enrolment branch in Bank of India is 36 at present while 12 more will be added by mid September. Till date, around 7600 ...






Devdiscourse
Customers can avail the service of getting a new Aadhaar card or update their existing ones at these centres with the help of the certified enrolment ...






The Sunday Guardian
Even as little time is left for Justice Misra to take call on vexed issues like Ram temple and Aadhaar, legal and political circles are divided over whether ...