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, February 5, 2019

14036 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 4th Feb 2019


PM-Kisan: Aadhaar optional for 1st installment; compulsory from 2nd onwards
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The centre has made Aadhaar number of small and marginal farmers optional for availing the first installment of Rs 2,000 under the ...

Aadhaar optional for 1st installment; compulsory from 2nd in PM Kisan scheme - GNS News (satire) (press release) (blog)

DU student gets fake call to link Aadhaar to bank account, loses Rs 16000
Hindustan Times
A 21-year-old Delhi University student was robbed of Rs16,000 after she shared her bank details following a phone call to link her Aadhaar Card to ...

UP Yogi Adityanath's PS turns commentator, CS pitches Aadhaar
Times of India
As far as players are concerned, let's make Aadhaar mandatory or do police verification among the crowd on who is a biased supporter for IAS and ...

Yogirsquos PS turns commentator CS pitches Aadhaar - NYOOOZ

Aadhaar Enrolment in Guwahati to stop due to Non-Payment of Salary
Guwahati Plus
GUWAHATI: Aadhaar card enrolment process is set to come to a halt in Kamrup (Metro) and the rural district as the employees are planning to go on a ...

Aadhaar Database Leak
ISBuzz News
Following the news that India's national Aadhaar database has been revealed to contain a flaw, exposingAadhaar card numbers and partial phone ...

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for BM Will Be Held As On 13Th February ...
The Hindu BusinessLine
AADHAAR VENTURES INDIA LTD.has informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 13/02/2019 ,inter alia, ...

How to e verify Income Tax e return online? From net banking to bank account toAadhaar, know all ...
Zee Business
Income Tax Return: Every year when Financial Year comes to an end, it rings alarm bells for Income Tax payers for I-T return (ITR) filing. Once a tax ...

Gas survivors denied smart cards on flimsy grounds
Times of India
Convener of Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangthan Abdul Jabbar, said “Aadhaar card, voter ID card or even the second set of court's order-sheet ...

In Maharashtra's Wardha villages, banking means ATMs coming home
The Indian Express
She is one of 115 BCs appointed under the Wardha district's Aaplaa Aadhaar Aapli Bank (Our Aadhaar, Our Bank), an Aadhar-linked banking scheme ...

100000 Indian villages to go digital in the next five years
OpenGov Asia
Some of these services include banking, education, health services, and passport and Aadhaar registration. They also provide access to online ...

Bikers snatch woman's purse in front of her house in Kharar
Times of India
Mohali: Two men on a scooter snatched a purse of a 23-year-old woman in front of her house at Santa Majra village in Kharar on Sunday evening, ...

Don't fancy Rs 4999 Samy smart TV? Here are 5 cheapest smart TVs under Rs 15000
India Today
The process of buying the 32-inch Samy TV is very complicated you will have to download an app and have an Aadhaar number to register the TV.

Man believed dead in fire returns home, says he was at Kumbh
Times of India
He added that “on Saturday evening, a man with an Aadhaar card, claiming to be Umashankar Singh, native of Baliya in UP appeared at the police ...

Man urinating near CMBT robbed of cellphone, wallet
Times of India
... Mofussil Bus Terminus on Sunday, was assaulted and robbed of his cellphone and wallet containing Rs 1,500 in cash and ATM and Aadhaar cards.

थाने में बेरोजगार 10 फरवरी को आधार कार्ड लेकर जाएं
दैनिक भास्कर
Ratlam News - कार्यशाला में मौजूद युवाओं को संबोधित करतीं कलेक्टर चौहान। भास्कर संवाददाता | रतलाम बेरोजगार ...

Satin Creditcare posts 51 pct net profit to Rs 71 crore in 3rd quarter
Devdiscourse
The centre has made Aadhaar number of small and marginal farmers optional for availing the first installment of Rs 2,000 under the recently launched ...
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