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, July 30, 2019

14214 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 29th July 2019


Linking aadhaar with election ID would 'disenfranchise' elderly, manual labourers
COUNTERVIEW
The letter says, “Linking of aadhaar number with voter ID would effectively be an exercise involving significant public expense and yielding no benefit ...

17 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh arrested from Mathura
Times of India
Interestingly, some of the illegal immigrants managed to get Aadhaar, voter ID, PAN and even Indian passports. However, the arrested ones did not ...

Policy | The privacy of environmental crimes
Moneycontrol.com
In the domain of 'development', the State argued that its Unique Identity scheme or Aadhaar enables monitoring and surveillance to combat corruption ...

4 Myanmar nationals held for staying illegally in India
The Tribune
... said the four were staying in the country without valid visa and had managed to get fake Indian identity documents like passport and Aadhaar card.

Three years on, not many willing to give up LPG subsidy
The New Indian Express
“The subsidy may affect if there is any anomaly in Aadhaar and bank details. Those accounts which are not linked with Aadhaar will not be treated ...

SPPU Committee recommends, 75% attendance necessary for earn and learn scheme
Hindustan Times
Along with that, the student will have to submit their Aadhaar card, bank account number and also thumb impression.” “Only after this process, the ...

Tamil Nadu Village Nurses Protest Against Government's Negligence
NewsClick
“Even the court is saying that Aadhaar is not mandatory for anything. But we have to use aadhaar for everything. And they are giving us only one day ...

82-year-old's dying wish is to get justice in court
Pune Mirror
When he went to the bank to link his Aadhaar for a gas subsidy, the bank informed him that they had closed his savings account due to insufficient ...

Gottikoya migrants in Telangana to get NREGS employment cards
The New Indian Express
Later, the State government agreed to provide them with Aadhaar, ration and voter cards. But since their living condition continues to remain poor, the ...

Fingerprint verification troubling PDS beneficiaries in Andhra Pradesh
The New Indian Express
When the new system will be in place, the nominee will have to submit his Aadhaar and ration card to the authorities. Reportedly, 1,000 beneficiaries ...

Uproar in Rajya Sabha Over Unnao Incident, Oppn Demands CBI Probe
The Quint
... (Prevention) Amendment Act Bill; The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha on 8 July.

Rly concession cards red herrings for B'swar divyangs
Daily Pioneer
... desiring to avail the concession have to apply to the Railways with required documents which include certificate from the DHH , Aadhaar and date of ...

Bihar UGEAC 2019: BCECEB to declare merit list soon on bceceboard.bihar.gov.in
Business Today
... size photograph (Less than 100KB); Scanned copy of signature (Less than 100KB); Aadhaar Card; Credit - Debit Card or Net banking if available.

Minister allays NRC fears
Telegraph India
On whether those — who possess electoral photo identity cards (EPIC) and Aadhaar cards, but could not produce documents about their 'resident' ...

NBE to conduct Foreign Dental Graduate Screening Test (FDGE) 2019 on 1st September
Careers360
It is mandatory to carry the admit card along with the following original and non-expired ID proofs at the exam centres: 1. PAN card. 2. Aadhaar card. 3.

4 suspects were living illegally in Madarasa, arrested
News Track English
... Kumar said that four persons were living in the country without valid visas and had obtained fake Indian papers like passports and Aadhaar cards.

Secretary Posts inaugurates 3 day's Heads of Circles Conference at Srinagar
Brighter Kashmir (press release)
... induction for smooth implementation of various citizen centric schemes whether it is Aadhaar Enrolment, Passport, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) etc.

Two Thane traders held for cheating cashew growers
Devdiscourse
The police said they seized 3,343 tins of cashew, Rs 58 lakh, a laptop, fake Aadhaar and PAN besides a car from the two accused. Cashew valued at ...
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