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

Saturday, September 15, 2018

13884 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 13th September 2018



UIDAI denies report of ghost Aadhaars with Rs 2500 hack
Times of India
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Claims of data sale and corruption in enrolment have plagued Aadhaar. Now, a probe by news website HuffPost India ...

Claims of Aadhaar being vulnerable to tampering totally baseless: UIDAI - The News Minute

Aadhaar Runs Into Fresh Controversy After Report Claims Breach - BloombergQuint

Code Hack Allows for Creation of Fraudulent Aadhaar Identities, Report Alleges - findBIOMETRICS


Conflicting accounts of possible Aadhaar breach as UIDAI extends Virtual ID deadline
Biometric Update
The other weaknesses are a bypass of the requirement for enrollment operators' biometrics to generate an Aadhaar number, and the disabling of the ...

TN govt allows usage of UIDAI-linked Aadhaar card for property registrations - Times of India

No Operator Can Make Or Update Aadhaar Unless Resident Himself Gives His Biometric: UIDAI ... - The Logical Indian

UIDAI fails to address security loopholes exposed in Aadhaar identity database: Report - Digit


Unemployment dole: Aadhaar holds key for implementation of scheme
The Hindu
The entire scheme apparently depends on the databases of the Aadhaar and the State's Praja Sadhikara Survey (PSS, or Smart Pulse Survey) built on ...





For India's poorest, Aadhaar can be the difference between life and death
Livemint
Ramgarh, Jharkhand: Prem Malhar says his 50-year-old father died of hunger a few months ago because he did not have the government's Aadhaar ...

For India's poorest, an Aadhaar card can be the difference between life and death - Moneycontrol.com


Delhi govt. seeks Aadhaar details of schoolchildren
The Hindu
All Delhi schools — government, government-aided and private — have been asked to collect Aadhaar details of their students, according to a ...

Delhi govt seeks info on students, families with Aadhaar, voter ID card details - Hindustan Times

Delhi's move to collect Aadhaar, voter IDs of families of school students raises concerns - Scroll.in


HC shaken by Aadhaar tests leading to thefts
Times of India
NEW DELHI: A “major loophole” that allowed misuse of Aadhaar authentication system to access LIC policies has been identified by Delhi high court ...





Now, only Aadhaar card-holders allowed to buy Mysore silk sarees on sale
Business Today
However, there's one catch - the sarees were given out on sale only to Aadhaar card-holders. According to a report in Times of India, things got a bit ...





JEE Main 2019, UGC NET 2018: Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Registration clears NTA
News18
This notification comes in the wake of various queries posed to NTA regarding Aadhaar Number mandatory for UGC-NET December 2018 registration.

JEE Main 2019, UGC NET registration: Aadhaar not mandatory to fill form, says NTA - The Indian Express

JEE Main 2019: Aadhaar Card Not Mandatory For Registration - Careers360 (press release)

JEE Main 2019: NTA says Aadhaar Card is not mandatory for registration - Jagran Josh


For India's poorest, an Aadhaar card can be the difference between life and death
Morung Express
Taramani Sahu, an activist with the Right to Food Campaign, blamed the Jharkhand government for delays in issuing the Aadhaar cards after one ...





Aadhaar helps deaf, mute woman reunite with family
The Tribune
Thereafter, the authorities contacted the UIDAI Regional Centre, Chandigarh, to get her Aadhaar card prepared. It is mandatory for inmates of all ...





JEE Main 2019: Aadhaar Not Mandatory For Registration, Says National Testing Agency (NTA)
NDTV
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has said in a notification that the Aadhaar number, 12 digit identification number issued by UIDAI, is not mandatory ...





Jayaprakash Reddy arrest: Aadhaar data exposed fake passport
Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: It was all just for money. For Rs 15 lakh, T. Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy who was then TRS MLA from Sangareddy trafficked ...





Aadhaar social hub: Attorney general KK Venugopal asked to reply to PIL
Deccan Chronicle
According to the petition the RFP issued by the UIDAI proposes to appoint a private agency to act as Social Media Agency for the Aadhaar authorities ...





UGC NET December 2018: Aadhaar card not mandatory for registration, check details here
Jagran Josh
The National Testing Agency (NTA) in its latest notification has stated that the Aadhaar Card is not mandatory for the candidates to produce during the ...





Two Bangladeshi nationals with fake Aadhar, PAN held from Vrindavan
Times of India
Agra: Mathura police on Wednesday arrested two Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly living illegally in India and using fake Aadhaar and PAN cards.





How an ID card can be the difference between life and death in India
Independent Online
Ramgarh - Prem Malhar says his 50-year-old father died of hunger a few months ago because he did not have the Indian government's Aadhaar ...





New IRCTC next-generation e-ticketing website: 5 cool facts every Indian Railways passenger ...
Financial Express
Additionally, with easier navigation you can link your IRCTC account to your Aadhaar number as well. Here are 5 cool facts that every passenger of ...





Digital India finds global resonance: Indian talent has supported Silicon Valley, time to build a ...
Times of India (blog)
Rs 90,000 crore has been saved by implementing Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) using the unique Jan Dhan Account, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) trinity.





Supreme Court judges work frenetically to wrap up judgements ahead of CJI Dipak Misra's retirement
Economic Times
Among these is the Aadhaar case in which the court is considering the validity of the biometric identification system on the yardstick of the citizens' ...





Delhi BJP asks parents of govt school kids not to share details with AAP govt
Daily News & Analysis
... schools and aided schools to provide information about the parents of the children and Aadhaar number, voter identity card and other information of ...





5-year-old Panipat boy reunited with his family
The Tribune
Gupta said Salman was handed over to his family members after checking the Aadhaar card, photos of the boy with the family and other relevant ...





DIG inaugurates Cyber Cell in city
Daily Pioneer
“If someone calls on phone and asks your bank details or Aadhaar number, then you should not give it to him. If the public becomes aware then cyber ...





Want to withdraw Rs 10000 under Jan Dhan Yojana? Here's how you can open account; check full ...
Zee Business
The best way to open a Jan Dhan account is to give your Aadhaar card as ID proof, because then you do not need to produce any other document at ...
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