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

Friday, May 24, 2019

14142 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 23rd May 2019


Aadhaar PIL in Delhi HC: Shamnad Basheer calls for committee to ascertain extent of Aadhaar ...
MediaNama.com
In response to the UIDAI's claim that Aadhaar data has never been breached, academician and lawyer Shamnad Basheer suggested the constitution ...

Aadhaar alert! Updating your 12-digit biometric? Note! A verifier can lend address 5 times a year ...
Zee Business
In order to help out citizens facing certain issues, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is now allowing Aadhaar cardholders to change or ...

Election Results: Startup ecosystem to restart talks on a range of issues with Modi government
Economic Times
Startup listing norms, dual-class share structures, greater clarity around the draft e-commerce rules and converting the Aadhaar ordinance into law are ...

Digital identification: A key to inclusive growth
The Statesman
Aadhaar revolutionised identity and KYC in India and helped millions cling to the digital super highway in a seamless manner, virtually without friction ...

Mallannasagar: names of 24 youth missing in list
The Hindu
She claims that she was born on June 4, 1996, and as proof of that, she has already submitted her class 10 certificate along with Aadhaar and voter ...

Revenues rising and cost reduction on track for NEXT Biometrics
Biometric Update
Our efforts in India are starting to show results with a strong lead pipeline for our Aadhaar-certified products. We will build on the strong momentum in ...

Telangana: Lawbreakers cock a snook at police
Telangana Today
Earlier, with the help of the addresses mentioned on Aadhaar cards, the Prisons authorities had tried to trace them out. Much to their chagrin, the ...

A Modi Tsunami
The Hindu BusinessLine
Service delivery seems to have improved in urban India in particular, despite controversies over Aadhaar. It showed resolve by rolling out GST on the

Government job to verify ration cards: Shop owners to Delhi HC
Times of India
... ration cards issued after enacting of the Food Security Act have been linked with Aadhaar and they have also been verified food inspectors as well ...

ETtech Top 5: NBFC cash crunch impact on fintech, Swiggy's future growth strategy & more
ETtech.com
With the introduction of Aadhaar and GST, a new generation of fintech lending players was supposed to leverage this technology stack and drive ...

Verification of ration card holders duty of Govt: FPS licensees to HC
Daily Pioneer
... representing FPS licensees, has said in its petition that ration cards issued after enacting of the Food Security Act have been linked with Aadhaar ...

Telangana: DOST notification released, registrations to commence from May 23
Telangana Today
These centres were provided with equipment to capture iris to authenticate Aadhaar in case fingerprints of the students do not match. The registration ...

Pratibha Puraskar
Star of Mysore
Meritorious students in the district should upload the application along with Aadhaar card, caste certificate and marks card by logging on to ...

What can we expect from Narendra Modi in his second term?
ThePrint
The Aadhaar mess needs to be cleared, and privacy concerns of the people need to be addressed. The uniqueness of Aadhaar could be used to plug ...

OPINION: FOUR REASONS FOR OPTIMISM ON ECONOMIC INCLUSION IN NIGERIA
thewillnigeria (press release) (blog)
In India, under the Aadhaar scheme, the government distributed biometric identification numbers to 1.2 billion citizens in less than seven years.

Elets Exclusive! NCDs can be controlled with IT-enabled solutions, says Sunil Kumar Bhushan, NIC
Elets
... Bhushan said, “We have identified 50 crore beneficiaries from socio-economic census 2011 and the identification is done through 'aadhaar card' or ...

Spice Money sees 1.2 cr transactions worth Rs 2400 cr in April
Devdiscourse
The company, in addition to its Aadhaar-based payment system, has added a Mini-ATM feature that enables users to carry out debit-card based ...

Digital Map Market Expected to Grow Over Next Decade | Major Key Venders like Nearmap ...
openPR (press release)
Digital Map Market in Asia Pacific is expected to grow the fastest over the projected timeframe due to the widespread adoption of smartphones in the ...
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