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, September 23, 2018

13899 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 20th September 2018



UIDAI Offers Funding to Help Schools Enroll Students in Aadhaar
findBIOMETRICS
The Unique Identification Authority of India is once again recalibrating its efforts to promote Aadhaar, the country's biometric national ID program, with ...





Fraudsters run fake Aadhaar centres, busted
Times of India
GURUGRAM: A team from the nodal office for Aadhaar enrolment in Gurugram has raided a cyber cafe in Manesar and another in Sector 18, ...







Whistleblower Narrates How UP Officials Staged Aadhaar-Ration Scam
The Quint
A whistleblower who was fired from a rationing department office in Uttar Pradesh told The Quint that he was made to change Aadhaar numbers by the ...





Aadhaar seeding helped government save Rs 90000 crore: Sushil Modi
Moneycontrol.com
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Tuesday counted benefits of Aadhar seeding saying the central and the state governments have been ...

BH-SUSHIL AADHAAR - BW Businessworld

Sushil opens Aadhaar link - The Telegraph India

Govt launches software to authenticate Aadhaar - Times of India


Aadhaar Watch: Assam, Delhi HC petition, PDS grains diversion and more
MediaNama.com
An overview of recent developments in the use and misuse of Aadhaar, reported vulnerabilities, and ongoing cases and or petition in the courts.





Bombay high court: 'Can't deny food benefits to kids without Aadhaar'
Hindustan Times
The Bombay high court directed on Wednesday that no child in Maharashtra should be deprived of the benefits of the Integrated Child Development ...





Backlog burden of Supreme Court, from Aadhaar to Ayodhya
Livemint
New Delhi: These are busy times for the Supreme Court. From Aadhaar to Ayodhya, the apex court is poised to deliver verdicts that could change the ...





Aadhaar not must for JEE and NET
The Telegraph India
New Delhi: Furnishing of Aadhaar number will not be compulsory for students applying for the next National Eligibility Test (NET) and the Joint ...





Aadhaar not mandatory for JEE-Main or UGC-NET
Deccan Herald
Students' Aadhaar number is not mandatory for Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Main) to be held in 2019, the National Testing Agency (NTA) ...





PIL in Delhi High Court against AAP govt circular seeking Aadhaar and voter details of school ...
Financial Express
An AAP government circular calling for Aadhaar and voter ID details of students of all the schools in the city as well as their siblings and parents was ...





Now, JEE, NET aspirants don't have to furnish Aadhaar
MENAFN.COM
Rolling back the order of CBSE, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has clarified it is no longer necessary to furnish Aadhaar for appearing in JEE and ...





Fake Aadhaar Centres Operated With Rubber-Stamp Thumbprints Busted In Manesar And Gurugram
HuffPost India
Two separate raids, one in Gurugram and the other in Manesar, have busted fake Aadhaar centres that operated by using thumb impressions on gel ...





Not Just Students, Delhi Govt to Collect Aadhaar and Other Personal Data of Their Families As Well
News18
According to the official, the data gathering includes the Aadhaar data of the enrolled students, their parents and siblings. “We need Aadhaar of family ...





Is Jharkhand Really Showing the Aadhaar-Way to Success in New India?
The Wire
A closer look at MGNREGA and NSAP in Jharkhand shows that Aadhaar is leading to substantial exclusion and violations of entitlements of workers ...





SBI officials hauled up for insisting on Aadhaar, PAN for new accounts
The Shillong Times
TURA: Officials of the leading bank in Garo Hills, State Bank of India, were hauled up by senior government officials for insisting on Aadhaar and PAN ...





Aadhaar glitches badly hit flood relief distribution
Deccan Chronicle
Thiruvananthapuram: The recent concerns regarding security of Aadhaar has slightly affected the state government's single window facility to issues ...





PIL in HC against AAP govt circular calling for Aadhaar and voter ID details
The Hans India
New Delhi: An AAP government circular calling for Aadhaar and voter ID details of students of all the schools in the city as well as their siblings and ...





Aadhaar: Three experts explain what exactly is being challenged in the Supreme Court
The Indian Express
In a new series on Aadhaar, three experts explain a set of questions on the government's controversial project. We start with breaking down what ...





Aadhaar: Three experts explain how biometrics DID NOT make it more secure
The Indian Express
Second in the Aadhaar series, in this video Usha Ramanathan, Ramanjit Singh Chima and Reetika Khera explain how biometrics were brought into ...





Aadhaar Project to Start Officially from October 1
The Sentinel Assam
GUWAHATI, Sept 19: Finally, the Aadhaar implementation work will commence officially across Assam from October 1. This is for the first time that this ...





Sex Offenders in India: First Registry With Names, Photos, Pan and Aadhaar Details Out
LatestLY
The list has not only the names but photographs, DNA samples, PAN and Aadhaar details of the convicts. This database will be maintained by the ...

India Now Has A Detailed & Much-Needed Data On Sex Offenders, Here's All You Need To Know - India Times

Names, photos, ID: First registry of sex offenders out today - The Indian Express

National Registry of Sexual Offenders to be rolled out today - Moneycontrol.com


SBI officials hauled up for insisting on Aadhar and Pan card to open accounts in Garo Hills
The Shillong Times
Although the SBI officials denied their people were insisting on Aadhaar and PAN cards yet none among the gathered were impressed.





IDMERIT extends biometric identity and onboarding technology in India
Biometric Update
Indian consumers can use IDMvalidate, which was unveiled in July, to authenticate any two from among an Aadhaar card, passport, PAN card, EPIC ...

IDMERIT Provides Verification for India's Government Identity Documents - PR.com (press release)
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After impostor scam, UP to geo-fence PDS shops
Times of India
Then four-point triggers — finger print, Aadhaar, iris-based scan and one-time password authentication on mobile number — would be generated,” ...





Anomalies to fore at 1075 fair price shops in UP
Hindustan Times
Moreover, around 859 people whose Aadhaar numbers and thumb impressions had been used to do fake transactions, 500 computer operators and ...


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