AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14299 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th Oct 2019

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, October 28, 2019

14299 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th Oct 2019

Govt to take Aadhaar help for new farmers' database
Hindustan Times
The Union government will use Aadhaar-based data generated from key farm-sector programmes such as PM-KISAN and soil health cards to build a ...

'Terrorists can't claim right to privacy': Govt tells SC on Aadhaar-social media linking
Hindustan Times
The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to transfer all cases related to linking Aadhaar with social media accounts to itself. A bench of the top court, ...

Tiger IT's Biometric Software ensures citizens' Right to Privacy in Indian Aadhaar Project
United News of Bangladesh (press release)
Dhaka, Oct 27 (UNB)-(AsiaNet/UNB) - TigerIT's biometric software (SDK) in combination with Renesas semiconductors have secured Aadhaar's ...

NTA NET Admit Card To Be Released On This Date
NDTV
... valid and non-expired) - PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ Aadhaar Enrolment No/ Ration Card).

Uttar Pradesh Police Arrest Man In Lucknow With 99 kg Cannabis
NDTV
"Around 99 kg cannabis, a truck, driving license, Aadhaar card, mobile phone, ATM card, oil card, Rs. 1,000 cash and a transport receipt was ...

Odisha: Health dept to take charge of birth, death registration
Times of India
“The government plans to integrate the birth/death registration data with Aadhaar and use the same common online platform for registration of ...

60 illegal immigrants arrested in Bengaluru
Bangalore Mirror
The arrested are suspected to have been illegally staying in the city for the last few years and could have obtained Aadhaar card and other ...

Cinema is not just about entertainment, entertainment, entertainment, says Viineet Kumar
Cinestaan.com
There is a moment in Aadhaar where he runs in an unusual way. The actor said that this was inspired from a real person. “Six-seven months before ...

HT Picks: The most interesting books of the week
Hindustan Times
I have no address, bank statement, Aadhaar card, passport or land ownership to prove my connection with Panjab. In 2015, Amandeep Sandhu began ...

A brush with the great Indian bureaucracy
Khaleej Times
They needed a self-attested PAN card, Aadhaar Card, passport copy, and, you guessed it, proof of address. But I was ready for that, thank you.

Sangrur tops in Punjab for providing timely services at seva kendras: DC
Hindustan Times
... including online facilities, offline support and third-party services — including passport, aadhaar, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), ...

NAAC workshop held in Rama Devi University
OrissaPOST
The students' Aadhaar numbers will be fed in the portal so they can directly give feedback,” said Bibudhendu Pati, NAAC co-ordinator of RD University ...

Fund for 10811 MOAP beneficiaries under GTV Mission transferred
E-Pao.net
The Director urged beneficiaries concerned to maintain same name and address in Bank Account/Pass Book, Aadhaar card and voter i/card since ...

The Atheist
The Indian Express
It was in 2017 that Ravi decided to get “Atheist” tagged to his name in official records, starting with his Aadhaar card. “I had to get a document signed ...