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

Sunday, September 15, 2019

14259 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 14th September 2019


Linking of social media with Aadhaar: Supreme Court asks govt to share plans
Livemint
All the pleas in the three high courts have sought a declaration that Aadhaar or any other government-authorised identity proof should be made ...

PAN-Aadhaar cards linkage deadline this month. How to link or check status
Livemint
NEW DELHI : If you haven't yet linked your PAN (Permanent Account Number) card with Aadhaar card, then you have time only till September 30.

No Document Required For Updating Aadhaar Photo, Mobile, Email, Says UIDAI
NDTV
Did you know you can get the photograph uploaded in the Aadhaar database updated without submitting any documents? For getting the Aadhaar ...

IT ministry doesn't favour linking Aadhaar & social media accounts
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The information technology ministry does not appear to be in favour of linking Aadhaar with social media accounts as the measure has ...

Social media accounts must not be linked to Aadhaar: Official
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Social media accounts should not be linked with Aadhaar, a top government official told ET arguing that use of the 12 digit unique ...

Aadhaar must for GST as ghost traders plague platform
Deccan Herald
Aadhaar authentication for registration on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) platform will be made mandatory as a substantial number of ghost ...

Linking social media accounts to Aadhaar: TN opposes Facebook plea seeking transfer of cases to ...
Financial Express
Both Facebook and WhatsApp had told the apex court that a case of this magnitude, where policy issues are involved and the privacy of the entire
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Aadhaar card: No documents needed to update photo or biometrics, just visit UIDAI-run Aadhaar 
India TV
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued a notice that no documents will be required to updates the personal data of the Aadhaar ...

SC asks Centre if it plans to frame guidelines on linking social media accounts with Aadhaar
Scroll.in
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on whether it will frame guidelines to link social media profiles with Aadhaar, Bar and ...

Is there any proposal to link Aadhaar with social media?: SC asks Centre
Economic Times
The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the Aadhaar-social media linkage matter concerning Facebook for September 24. Asking the government for ...

Update Aadhaar photo, mobile number, email ID without any document. Here's how
Times Now
New Delhi: Are you aware that you can get your photo, mobile number, email ID etc. updated in Aadhaar without submitting any document? Recently ...

Hindi Diwas 2019: English adopted Hindi words like Aadhaar, Good and Bapu
TheNewsCrunch
Words like Aadhaar, Good and Bapu have not only been adopted by Oxford Dictionary but Hindi words are being included in many international ...

Record mismatch in Aadhaar linking has beneficiaries worried
The New Indian Express
SAMBALPUR: Discrepancies in records of ration cardholders during the Aadhaar linking process has emerged as a cause of concern for beneficiaries ...

SC says issue of linkage of social media profiles with Aadhaar needs to be decided at the earliest
Daily Excelsior
No objection if cases related to linking of social media profiles with Aadhaar pending in Madras HC are transferred to top court said Centre. (agencies) ...

Aadhaar-social media linking: SC asks Centre to inform them regarding any future policy over any ...
Times Now
New Delhi: Asserting that the issue of linkage of social media profiles with Aadhaar needs to be decided at the earliest, Supreme Court on Friday

Explain any plan to link social media, Aadhaar: SC to government
Yahoo India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to explain if it is contemplating any move to link social media accounts with Aadhaar.
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