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

Thursday, April 25, 2019

14112 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st April 2019


Woman gets Aadhaar done after court prod
Times of India
KOLKATA: It took less than 72 hours for the UIDAI authority to get the Aadhaar registration done for Gouri Pramanik — the Sonarpur woman who had ...

Telangana SIT backtracks on leak of Punjab Aadhaar data
The Tribune
The Telangana SIT chief, M. Stephen Raveendra, has denied that his team had stumbled upon Aadhaar card data of about 2 crore people from ...

J&K man held with fake Aadhaar, PAN
The Tribune
Chandigarh, April 20. A resident of Anantnag in J&K has been arrested with fake Aadhaar and PAN cards here today. Cops said a woman called up ...

Technology prompts Indian parties to rethink election campaigns
gulfnews.com
While the Congress promised an amendment to the Aadhaar Act in order to restrict its use, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) said it would ...

Duo wants every firm to become a fintech
Times of India
An engineer from IIT Madras, he started his career as a McKinsey consultant and was an early member of the team that set up Aadhaar. He has since ...

UMANG app: Services offered, and how to register
MENAFN.COM
Services: Aadhaar services, online bill payments, and student services ... Aadhaar: The UMANG app allows users to access and download their ...

All set for panchayat secretary examination
The Hans India
Candidates shall carry hall tickets download from website and any other identity cards like, Aadhaar, PAN, Voter card. Any type of electronic devices ...

All arrangements complete for poll
The Hindu
... photo ID cards issued by Union and State governments and public sector units, PAN card, bank or post office's pass book with photo, Aadhaar card, ...

Job creation trebles in February at 8.61 lakh: EPFO payroll data
DNA India
Members' data are linked to unique Aadhaar Identity, it added.The EPFO manages social security funds of workers in the organised or semi organised ...

Wife who 'tipped off' about Afghan holding illegal passport arrested
Times of India
Shabnam Azurrudin Fazir (44) has been arrested after it transpired that she along with others had helped him forge documents like Aadhaar and PAN ...

Panchayat secretary exam today
The New Indian Express
... by the government such as passport, pan card, Voter ID card, Aadhaar card, Employee ID (in case of government employee) or driving licence.

High Courts Weekly Round Up
Live Law
While rejecting a plea of a teacher challenging introduction of Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System in Government Schools, asked her to ...

Trust level down, cash is king
The New Indian Express
Aadhaar Card and all cards have your photo. If there are less votes from your booth, then we will come to know who did not cast vote and then you will ...

UPSC NDA 1 2019 to be conducted tomorrow; here're the details
Times of India
Candidates should also bring one government-approved photo identity proof such as Aadhaar Card, Voter ID Card, PAN card, Passport, Driving ...
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