AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13942 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 28th October 2018

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

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

13942 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 28th October 2018

Gemalto apologises for wrong Aadhaar data breach report

Economic Times

Global digital security firm Gemalto has apologised to the "people of India" for publishing an inaccurate report that claimed almost one billion Aadhaar ...

Gemalto says sorry for wrong Aadhaar breach report - Livemint

Gemalto CEO apologises for Aadhaar report - The Indian Express

Aadhaar data breach report: Digital security firm Gemalto issues public apology - The Hindu BusinessLine

DoT Gives Its Decision: Stop Aadhaar-Based Verification

Inc42 Media

The order mandates Telcos to stop using the Aadhaar-based e-KYC for re-verification of its existing subscribers. The telcos have time till November 5 ...

Govt Asks Telcos To Stop Using Aadhaar eKYC For Verifying Users - BW Businessworld

Telecom Service Providers Directed To Stop Using Aadhaar For Customer Verification [Read ... - Live Law

After SC Order Government Asks Telecom Companies To Stop Using Aadhaar eKYC For Verifying ... - India Times

Book review: The Aadhaar Effect by NS Ramnath, Charles Assisi

Financial Express

It is quite appropriate for a book on Aadhaar to come out at a time when the courts also have taken a view on its authenticity with the accompanying ...

Aadhaar data breach : Gemalto apologised to the “people of India”

The Sentinel Assam

NEW DELHI: Global digital security firm Gemalto has apologised to the “people of India” for publishing an inaccurate report that claimed almost one ...

Digital security firm Gemalto apologise for Aadhaar data breach

Devdiscourse

"Gemalto published an inaccurate Breach Level Index report and press release that included a news article about an alleged and unverified Aadhaar ...

Cisco, Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia, Sterlite to invest Rs 4000 crores in India: Manoj Sinha

Economic Times

Friday, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in a notification asked telecom service providers to refrain from Aadhaar-based digital ...

News Roundup: 11 Indian Startup News Stories That You Don't Want To Miss This Week [22-27 ...

Inc42 Media

UIDAI has now reiterated that direct benefit transfers (DBT) will continue to be Aadhaar-linked and thus banks can continue with the AePS facility.

Haryana HTET 2018: Exam dates changed, check re-schedule dates

The Indian Express

From last year, the board has made Aadhaar card compulsory for HTET applicants. Therefore, all eligible candidates need to amend details of their ...

Punjab to probe after 3.94 lakh ration card holders didn't use up their wheat quota

Times of India

For the first time, the state government had made distribution of wheat to the beneficiaries from 16,738 fair price shops through the Aadhaar enabled ...

Report shows how migrants tried to enter NRC

Telegraph India

He also obtained linkage documents like birth certificates, PAN cards and Aadhaar cards for himself and his family. During investigation, since the ...

YouTube channels in regional languages are growing and how

The Hindu (press release)

“Hogwarts Navin Marathi Vidyalay, aai. They teach magic there. They also pay us to study — direct deposit to Gringotts, no need to link Aadhaar,” the ...

PUCL convention gets under way

The Hindu (press release)

Usha Ramanathan, an independent law researcher from New Delhi, spoke about the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar and its implications.

Suspected ISI agent arrested from Bulandshahr's Khurja

Times of India

Meerut: Days after an Army soldier was arrested in Meerut for espionage, another person, named Zahid Ansari, was nabbed by Bulandshahr police ...

SSC MTS 2018 Notification to be released on Nov 3

Careers360 (press release) (blog)

SSC has made Aadhaar Card mandatory to fill SSC MTS application form. Candidates who does not have their Aadhaar Card have to enter the ID ...