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

Saturday, October 5, 2019

14279 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 4th October 2019 -


Parliament Panel To Review Aadhaar Authority's Functioning, Data Security
NDTV
A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has decided to examine the security and privacy of the citizens' data and review ...

UPHESC follows UPPSC, makes affidavit, self-attested copy of Aadhaar must with every complaint
Hindustan Times
He said that it was also decided in the meeting that a complainant will also need to submit a self-attested photocopy of his/her Aadhaar card too along ...

How Can You File Your Aadhaar Related Complaints Over Post, Telephone and Online?
Goodreturns
Aadhaar has become an essential part of one's day-to-day activities in India. Apart from serving as a valid identity proof, this 12-digit unique ID is 

India took 3 big productivity leaps: Nilekani
Livemint
New Delhi: The roll-out of Aadhaar, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and account aggregators are the three technology-based solutions that has ...

How can India leverage its data footprint? Experts weigh in at the India Economic Summit
Quartz
Nilekani: They (Aadhaar, unified payments interface, and accounts aggregator) are three distinct phases of the change happening. One, of course ...

EU ruling may spell trouble for Facebook in India
Economic Times
In July last year Antony Clement Rubin filed a petition in the Madras High court seeking the linking of Aadhaar with social media user profiles for ...

Nagaland: News in brief
Morung Express
S Kavito Aomi, Assistant Director, Food & Civil Supplies, Dimapur, in a press release informed that the eligible beneficiaries with validated Aadhaar ...

SSC Phase 7 Admit Card 2019 to be released next week @ssc.nic.in
Times of India
1) Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar, 2) Voter?s ID Card, 3) Driving License,. 4) PAN Card,. 5) Passport,. 6) School/ College ID Card,. 7) Employer ...

'Three SL refugees left for France using Indian passports'
The Hindu
... in Tiruppur, allegedly forged documents, including Aadhaar, and arranged Indian passports for 10 Sri Lankan refugees from Erode and Coimbatore.

Pakistani-origin Woman Receives Indian Citizenship After 35 Years
Republic World
On receiving the Indian citizenship a person can apply for Aadhaar, a ration card, and a voter ID. This will provide an individual with the necessary

Min: Innovations made in distribution system helpful
Daily Pioneer
Food-Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar has said that the innovations made in the public distribution system in ...

BJP, RSS trying to duplicate NPR, NRC to sharpen polarisation in country: CPI(M)
Outlook India
"All these exercises are unnecessary as the Aadhaar cards have been universalised in the country. The EPIC with the photo identity electoral rolls has ...

Syndicate Bank taps customer outreach plan to boost credit
The Hindu BusinessLine
In addition, there will also be provision for opening savings bank accounts as well as Aadhaar and mobile seeding facility. To boost entrepreneurship ...

Guntur Municipal Commissioner asks residents to complete voter verification
The New Indian Express
Photocopies of Aadhaar, ration and Pan card, driving licence and other documents can be furnished as an identity proof during voter verification.

FASTags: Where to get them and how to use them on your car
The New Indian Express
... a copy of vehicle registration certificate, two photos of vehicle owner along with proof of identify such as Aadhaar, PAN card or Voters Identity card.

Need to ensure that Internet is equitable for all: Wipro chairman Rishad Premji
Gadgets Now
Nilekani, who is the architect of the Aadhaar initiative, said data of individuals can be used to offer services to improve their lives. "...if a billion people ...

Only Juvenile Justice Board Has Power To Decide Whether An Offence Committed By A Juveline Is ...
Live Law
There is no dispute that the Sessions Judge has enquired into the matter considering the Birth Certificate and the Aadhaar Card, and came to a

Jio Studios &Drishyam Films' 'Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi' to be screened at the Jio MAMI 21stMumbai ...
The Hans India
Headlining a new brand of entertainment and born out of love for cinema, Jio Studios and Drishyam Films respectively aim to build a platform for ...

Shame! Maharashtra Man held for raping his minor niece
Catch News
After five months of tracking missing person reports, electoral rolls and Aadhaar cards from Jalgaon, the police zeroed in on the information that the girl ...

Kohima admin lists terms for “IAS scholarship” exams
Eastern Mirror
The required documents are Aadhaar Card or Passport or a Voter ID Card, ST certificate, mark sheets and pass certificate from class XII and above; ...

Man held for raping his 15-year-old niece
Devdiscourse
... electoral rolls and Aadhaar cards from Jalgaon, the police zeroed in on the information that the girl may be from the Hatkar community, Pansare said ...
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