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, January 16, 2019

14017 - AAdhaar Articles Dated 15th January 2019



Livemint
When a person dies, apart from assets and liabilities, there are other things too that get transferred to legal heirs. These include the responsibility to file ...






Moneycontrol.com
The validity of Aadhaar was the biggest talking point in India in 2018, kickstarting debates about the government's ability to handle public data.






The Shillong Times
SHILLONG: Majority of population in Meghalaya is yet to enroll themselves with Aadhaar even though there is no more opposition to the enrolment ...






Financial Express
The Lok Sabha has recently approved the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018—for the amendment of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of ...






Daily News & Analysis
If a jobseeker is not getting back with an updated Aadhaar in time for monthly PF remittance, which cannot be done without the UAN, why should the ...






MyNation
In its official communication, the Indian government has said that the Rohingyas obtained Aadhaar cards and other identity cards fraudulently which ...




Times of India
... too, was followed by a free health camp. In the last week of December, Andhra officials had visited with Aadhaar cards and old-age pension papers.








The Hans India
Basically, there is a norm that any government subsidy has to be routed through the National Payment Corporation of India after its Aadhaar based ...






Financial Express
... also resulted in the digital revolution (Digital India), including the Unique Identification Number, Aadhaar, for social benefits and financial inclusion.





Times of India
CHENNAI: “I was told that I needed to get an Aadhaar card to receive my old age pension. But my condition doesn't allow me to move out,” said ...






News Nation
Baptiste is infamous in India for pointing out the security loopholes and bugs in UIDAI's Aadhaar programme and Aadhaar app. The website usually ...





Daily News & Analysis
... Secretary or Joint Secretary for granting permissions for surveillance, They said that even while upholding the Aadhaar Act, the Supreme Court held ...




The New Indian Express
... gang that has been moving illegal migrants from airports in Kerala after providing them with school certificates, voters ID, pan cards/ Aadhaar ...






ABP Live
Applicants who had used their passport number, ration card number or bank account number, etc i.e. any ID other than Aadhaar ID will be able to ...






Glenwood Guardian
Aadhaar number can be traced with details like person's name, address and date-of-birth. For this, people can visit the nearest Akshaya Kendra ...






Daily News & Analysis
All the documentation, including indemnity bond, PAN, Aadhaar copy, is complete from my side but the officials here say the company is yet to give ...






BloombergQuint
The government has recently faced backlash from the Supreme Court, which curbed use of digital identity program 'Aadhaar' and pushed the ...








CNBCTV18
“When we thought about the food business, 10,000 stores, Aadhaar Super Market as a rural distribution, we thought of how do we supply, where ...






Times Now
The fake Aadhaar card and the PAN card were used to open a bank account. The Udgir police have sent a notice to the passport issuing office to ...






Financial Express
Recently, the Supreme Court declined urgent hearing of a plea seeking linking of Voter ID cards with Aadhaar numbers to curtail bogus and duplicate ...






The Indian Express
I have to pack bread and toast khari biscuits and other bakery items. I have even opened a bank account and have an Aadhaar and a Pan card,” says ...






Times of India
... different colleges and postgraduate departments have been asked to furnish their detailed personal information along with Aadhaar, PAN and bank ...






Daily News & Analysis
... at the time of booking tickets. The ID can be created by sharing name, e-mail id, mobile number and details of any identity proof, including Aadhaar.






OpIndia
Justice Sikri had also struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act, 2016, which had empowered private entities to use Aadhaar data. Although the ...