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, September 9, 2019

14254 - Aadhaar Related articles dated 8th September 2019


Viineet Kumar Singh's 'Aadhaar' to release on December 6
Daily Excelsior
Viineet Kumar Singh-starrer “Aadhaar” will hit the theatres on December 6. The movie, which will have its world premiere at the 24th edition of the 

Plans to link Janani Suraksha and Matra Vandan schemes with Aadhaar: CM Yogi Adityanath
Times of India
BAREILLY: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said nodal officers would be appointed at the district level for women safety. He instructed ...

Youth, 16-yr-old girl hang themselves from same fan at hotel in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times
“The youth had used his Aadhaar card to book the room. The girl's Aadhaar card was also found among her belongings,” he said. Police confiscated ...

Identity cards issued to Srimandir managing panel members
OrissaPOST
The SJTA has also sought Aadhaar cards and photographs of Srimandir servitors from their respective Niyogs (associations) to issue identity cards to ...

With documents washed away, seeking flood relief is a struggle
The Hindu
But she has not got any relief from the State government till now because she is not able to produce any document, such as ration or Aadhaar card.


What is ration card portability?
The Hindu
Aadhaar seeding is also important as the unique biometric ID will be used to authenticate and track the usage of ration by beneficiaries anywhere in 

Alleging harassment, village volunteer ends life in Andhra
The New Indian Express
... newly-appointed village volunteer ended his life after allegedly being reprimanded by a woman for not changing her name in the Aadhaar card.

R Parthiban: Pariyerum Perumal opened my eyes to casteism
Cinema Express
The Aadhaar scheme of the government has been receiving extremely varied reactions from people from different walks of life. According to the 

Errors in software delay disbursal of hiked incentives to dairy farmers in Karnataka
Times of India
“However, the Karnataka department of animal husbandry decided to adopt the DBT system, which involves crediting money to the Aadhaar-seeded ...

Yogi Adityanath asks officials to investigate ultrasound centres
Times Now
Lucknow: Stressing that plans to link Janani Suraksha Yojana and Matritva Vandana Yojana with Aadhaar were being formulated, Uttar Pradesh Chief ...

No light at the end of the tunnel for Metro victims
Outlook India
They had to leave behind their all while rushing out of their central Kolkata houses on September 1 - from documents such as Aadhaar card and bank ...

MP govt to provide utensils to tribal families
Daijiworld.com
The Tribal Welfare Department will take up the work of providing Aadhaar cards in tribal areas. The infrastructure development in these areas will also ...

Hyderabad: Cyber crooks on prowl, digital wallets not safe
Deccan Chronicle
... which will give access to one's bank account if victims click the link and also other details like Aadhaar and phone number linked to bank account.

NCST reviewing issues of tribals in Rajasthan
Devdiscourse
The commission is assessing if the tribal population has access to various welfare schemes of the government like Jan Dhan, Ujjawala and Aadhaar ...
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