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

Monday, April 15, 2019

14104 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 14th April 2019


Aadhaar data of 7.8 crore with IT firm, FIR filed
Times of India
According to the FIR, the data was in a removable storage device in violation of the Aadhaar Act. Forensic experts suspect the firm may have illegally ...

The Afterlife of the Aadhaar Dissent: The Jamaican Supreme Court Strikes Down a National ...
Bar & Bench
The similarities with Aadhaar are immediate and clear, and indeed, a substantial part of the judgment(s) were focused on comparisons between NIRA ...

Case against IT Grids for data theft takes new turn
The Hans India
... Forensic Science Laboratory report states that the seized hard disks contain database of a large number of records pertaining to Aadhaar number ...

Police recover 2 rubber stamps from accused
The Navhind Times
Old Goa police probing the alleged fake Aadhaar card case have recovered two rubber stamps that were allegedly used to prepare fake bonafide ...

India lost 1.1 crore jobs in 2018: Civil society group
Times of India
A number of these victims could not access their entitlements such as rations, pensions due to Aadhaar-related failures after the Central government ...

High Courts Weekly Round Up
Live Law
Sought response of the Centre on a plea which has challenged the constitutional validity of the recent Aadhaar Ordinance on the grounds that it was ...

CPI(M) seeks hike in aid to fishermen
The Hindu
Thousands of fishermen did not receive the benefit last season because the records were either not properly maintained or the Aadhaar and bank ...

Jamaica SC follows DY Chandrachud's dissent
The Asian Age
Mumbai: The Jamaica Supreme Court has followed Justice D.Y. Chandrachud's dissenting opinion in Aadhaar case to declare that its National ...

Here's how to nominate members to EPF account online
Times Now
For this, provide the name, date of birth, relation and address, Aadhaar number of the nominee. You can add more than one nominee by clicking on ...


Man arrested in bogus driving licence racket
Times of India
Police said accused Hemanshu Vala (26) used to fabricate Aadhaar cards and school leaving certificates (LCs) and also make bogus learning ...

Fake call centre busted; 8 held for cheating 100 people of ₹1 cr.
The Hindu
The victims had forwarded their PAN card and Aadhaar card details to the accused through WhatsApp. After receiving the money, the accused ...

Pension scheme for workers reaches Kidima
Eastern Mirror
Village-level entrepreneur (VLE) at CSCs will key-in Aadhaar number for verification with UIDAI database. – Self-certification for eligibility conditions ...

Skill training for youths
Star of Mysore
Aadhaar card is compulsory with the application. They can also send their application with Aadhaar card via e-mail to: mysururudseti@aol.com or to ...

PM-SYM launched at Kidima Vegetable village
Morung Express
The Jinki Mchnat Desh Ka Aadhaar Unki Pension Ka Sapna Saakaar under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhar (PM-SYM), a pension scheme for ...

EC caught in a bind over Raj Thackeray rallies
The Tribune
Thackeray's speeches are replete with examples like Modi's comments on Aadhaar before and after he became Prime Minister, comments on Nehru ...

Sunday Morning News Brief, April 14
Times of India (blog)
Hyderabad police has filed an FIR that an IT firm was in possession of Aadhaar data of over 7.8 crore residents of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
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