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, December 5, 2018

13969 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 1st Dec 2018



UIDAI asks banks not to discontinue Aadhaar payment system
Livemint
New Delhi: The UIDAI on Friday asked banks not to discontinue the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) as it may create obstruction in the ...

SBI discontinues Aadhaar-based payments system; UIDAI calls it obstruction in 'delivery of benefits' - Business Today

UIDAI asks banks not to discontinue Aadhaar payment system, cites SC order - Business Standard


Aadhaar details ready, 2 mentally ill women back with kin
Times of India
They continued living in the shelter, pining for their families, until a report highlighting their plight 'Destitute women stranded as 'snag' in Aadhaar fails ...





Ranchi widow cries loan fraud with Aadhaar
Telegraph India
A 40-year-old widow from Kishoreganj has approached police, saying her voter ID and Aadhaar card were used without authorisation by someone to ...





BSNL to Offer Aadhaar Enrolment and Updation Services at Its 3000 Customer Service Centers in ...
MySmartPrice Gear
BSNL will soon be offering Aadhaar enrolment and updation services at its 3,000 services centers across the country. The arrangement will require up ...





Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey takes over as Revenue Secretary
United News of India
He also successfully explained Aadhaar and its benefits and the underlying technology to the Supreme Court through his two-day long power point ...

Ajay Bhushan Pandey takes over as revenue secretary: All you need to know about the babu - India Today

Ajay Bhushan takes over as Revenue Secretary - The Hindu BusinessLine

AB Pandey takes over as Revenue Secretary - The Sen Times Online Newspaper


Aadhaar details ready, 2 mentally ill women back
NYOOOZ
The founder of Anbagam, Mohammed Rafi, had taken them all to a nearby e-seva centre to get an Aadhaar card. “We have provisions to retrieve ...





Checking leakages in food subsidy payment
The Tribune
DESPITE the tall claims of success of Aadhaar in preventing the leakage of government subsidies, it is not being used for enabling cash transfer of ...





Aadhar number of UP Board students from class 9 to 12 to be uploaded on website
Hindustan Times
The letter mentioned that till now Aadhaar numbers of 83.14% students of class 9; 73.06% of class 10; 83.75% of class 11 and 74.10% of class 12 had ...





Officials initiate steps to shield Ayushman Bharat patient information
Times of India
... have initiated measures to protect beneficiaries' personal data, including Aadhaar number, from possible leak after directions from the Centre.





EC: Only 150 Rohingya Muslims in Hyderabad voters list
Deccan Herald
Amidst fears that Rohingya Muslims will infiltrate the local community, get Aadhaar and voter IDs, the Bharatiya Janata Party has lodged a complaint ...





AKTU students can now access marksheets online
Times of India
DigiLocker is a government-owned cloud storage platform and the documents stored on the platform can be accessed via a student's Aadhaar details.





CBSE schools in Gurugram unhappy with minority query in form
Times of India
He, however, did fill up the form in 2016 but when Aadhaar details of students and parents were sought in OASIS 2.0 this year, Williams refused to ...





2 bank employees in Agra open 1000 fake accounts; swindle Rs 40 lakh scholarship money
Times of India
Amit Kumar, in-charge of Agra cyber cell, said: “The two bank employees first opened a local customer service centre on a genuine Aadhaar card ...





Gujarat HC notice to govt on 'religious profiling' of Muslim students
Daijiworld.com
Ahmedabad, Nov 30 (IANS): The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the state government seeking an explanation for ...





The B&B Causelist #5: Rohingyas, Two Leaves Symbol
Bar & Bench
This petition calls for the linking of Aadhaar with Voter ID. Last month, the Bench of Justices S Manikumar and PT Asha issued notice in the petition ...





6% growth in economy to help close loan-waiver scheme by July next
The Hindu
According to an official, a number of bank accounts are not linked with Aadhaar or there have been missing fields, which need to be filled. “We are ...





SC to hear in January pleas against Centre's decision to deport Rohingya immigrants to Myanmar
Business Standard
... basic facilities related to education, healthcare and foodgrains were being denied to the Rohingya people as they did not possess IDs like Aadhaar.





BJP will provide houses to all by 2022: MLA Dr Akula Satyanarayana
The Hans India
Rajamahendravaram: Urban MLA Dr Akula Satyanarayana has said that BJP government at the Centre is working with a commitment to provide ...





Delhi Nursery Admission 2019: Important dates, registration, age limit - All you need to know
India TV
Nursery Admissions 2019: The registration for nursery admissions is all set to begin on December 15, with the upper age limit also coming into effect ...





Dystopian system of social credit
Millennium Post
India has enforced unique identity numbers (read: Aadhaar cards) onto its citizens and the government is pushing hard to ensure that everything (from ...
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