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

Thursday, November 22, 2018

13925 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 8th October2018



Aadhaar enrolment, update services by banks, post offices to stay: UIDAI CEO
Economic Times
The UIDAI has said that the Supreme Court order restricting use of Aadhaar will have no bearing on enrolment and update services being carried out ...
Banks to continue Aadhaar enrolment - The Hindu
Aadhaar update services by banks, post offices to stay: UIDAI CEO - Gadgets Now
No Change In Aadhaar Post SC Judgement? Enrolment And Update Services At Banks, Post ... - Swarajya
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How India Could Transform Africa
Bloomberg
India's Aadhaar biometric identification system has given hundreds of millions of citizens a portable digital ID, allowing them to receive government ...
Aadhaar, the Indian innovation that could transform Africa - Hindustan Times
Despite proven flaws, India's biometric ID scheme was upheld by the Supreme Court. Now what? - Global Voices Online
Indian companies seek to retain access to citizens' database - Financial Times
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Aadhaar mandatory for those seeking treatment under Ayushman Bharat for second time
Economic Times
Aadhaar is not mandatory to avail benefits for the first time under the recently-launched Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ...
Aadhaar must for seeking treatment under Ayushman Bharat for 2nd time - Morung Express
Aadhaar mandatory for availing Ayushman Bharat scheme benefits for second time - India TV
Aadhaar mandatory for seeking second treatment under Ayushman Bharat - ThePrint
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Parliament Can Overrule Supreme Court On Aadhaar, Says Arun Jaitley
NDTV
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that a parliament approved legislation can restore mandatory linking of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile ...
Arun Jaitley says scope to link Aadhaar with mobile phone numbers - The Indian Express
Arun Jaitley calls SC judgment on Aadhaar 'sound', says Parliament legislation can restore ... - Firstpost
Banks, telcos may be allowed to use Aadhaar again via legislation: Jaitley - Kashmir Reader
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A Privacywala's Ghar Wapsi to Aadhaar
The Citizen (press release)
Many JNU types have resisted, questioned and kept watch on the Aadhaar project, and some, including me, even went to court to challenge it.
What next after Aadhaar gets SC nod despite judges acknowledging its flaws - Business Standard
Aadhaar verdict: Questions over data breaches and violation of right to privacy are unanswered - Daily News & Analysis
Will Aadhaar linking to telecoms and banks be mandatory again? - CIO India
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Citizens queue up at Aadhaar centres to get errors rectified
Times of India
PANAJI: Hundreds of people have been queuing up at Aadhaar facilitation centers across the state to get their dates of birth and mobile numbers ...


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Airport entry gets easy! Passengers can use DigiLocker to show Aadhaar, PAN, driving license as ...
Financial Express
Good news for frequent flyers! Entering an airport India gets easier as air passengers can now just show their IDs such as Aadhaar card, PAN card as ...


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The Weekend Fix: Aadhaar and India's 'astonishing hunger' for citizen data, plus 9 more reads
Scroll.in
Rituparna Chatterjee on Firstpost asks whether, with women naming and shaming their abusers, India's #metoo moment is here. Nehmat Kaur, in The ...


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When Nobel winner Paul Romer praised India's Aadhaar scheme
India Today
Paul Michael Romer, one of the two winners of this year's Nobel Economics prize, once said India's ambitious Aadhaar biometric database was "most ...


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Aadhaar cards must for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana projects
Times of India
PUNE: Aadhaar cards will be mandatory for people availing of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme, PMRDA officials have said.


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UID: Death by thousand cuts?
Deccan Herald
Even before a five-judge constitutional bench of the apex court delivered its 1448-page final verdict on September 26, the record-breaking Aadhaar ...


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Aadhaar Verdict: Justice Chandrachud's “Landmark Dissent”
Mainstream
by Arup Sen. The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court delivered its Aadhaar verdict on September 26, 2018. Reportedly, while the four judges out ...


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India's Payment Firms Grapple With Supreme Court Aadhaar Restrictions
PaymentsCompliance
India's Supreme Court recently declared that only certain government agencies could access the Aadhaar system — a database of unique identity ...


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Judges, in search of 'balance', failed test of clarity
Deccan Herald
The Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on Aadhaar through a majority judgement signed by three of the five judges, a concurring judgement of one ...


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APMC reforms on cards, says Anoop Kumar
The Indian Express
How will the Supreme Court verdict against making Aadhaar mandatory impact the procurement process ahead of the kharif harvest? We will strictly ...
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