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, May 20, 2018

13561 - Aadhaar Articles dated 20th May 2018



Economic Times
The revenue department has made unique identity number Aadhaar and PAN mandatory for persons seeking a customs broker licence, according to a ...





NDTV
Users can now get doorstep access to banking services by just using Aadhaar micro ATMs (Automatic trailer machines), said UIDAI (Unique ...






Hindustan Times
Abdul Wahab Shaikh worked out of a small shop in Andheri (West) where he made Pan cards for people and eventually progressed to Aadhaar cards.






Daily News & Analysis
Amid reports of massive breach of social security numbers along with identity theft, US lawmakers, encouraged by India's Aadhaar, explored the ...






The Indian Express
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a clutch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the 2016 Aadhaar Act, ...






The New Indian Express
Sinha also rejected the Aadhaar Bill, because of which the UPA could not provide legal backing. Modi consistently opposed GST as Gujarat chief ...






Kaplan Herald
In case of private services though, a lesser 77 per cent of the respondents in the survey said they would agree to link their Aadhaar with private ...






E-Pao.net
On April 10, two other non locals were pulled up by MSF for changing their surnames to Luwangthem in their voter identity card and Aadhaar card ...






Business Today
"For example, in India their new biometric system Aadhaar was recently breached, compromising the biometric data on its 1.2 billion citizens," he said, ...






E-Pao.net
When asked, the non-locals claimed that they were from Hailakandi, Assam but all of them were found in possession of forged Aadhaar cards and ...






The Hindu
The Electronics and IT Department offers all services related to Aadhaar cards. People have been dropping in at the stall to correct anomalies that ...






The New Indian Express
Chief Post Master General, Odisha Circle, Santosh Kumar Kamila said they have been trying to provide better services including Aadhaar facilities to ...




ED Times (blog)
Also Read: Know All About Updating Your Address In Aadhaar Online ... Residence proof along with attested copy of Voter ID/Aadhaar/Passport/LIC ...






The Siasat Daily
Every candidate has to submit Aadhaar Card at the time admission. In order to know the affiliation status of junior colleges, the candidates are advised ...






Hindustan Times
Further, the beneficiaries will also be linked up with Aadhaar and thus they won't be able to get benefit of any other government housing scheme in ...






THE WEEK
... like cows and buffaloes in the state were branded with a special 12-digit unique identification number (UID), almost like Aadhaar for citizens.






Times of India
“With the government mandating authentic ID cards for availing any scheme, members of the community must have Aadhaar card and and voter ID.






Times of India
"They got off at Nepal, from where they sneaked into India by crossing the border based on bogus Aadhaar cards. They strapped the bars to their ...






Hindustan Times
... exam, they must bring at least one original photo identity card like driving licence, passport, pan card, voter ID Aadhaar Card or school or college ID.






Daily News & Analysis
... often at the mercy of discretion and the continued misuse by private parties – as seen in the unlawful sharing of Aadhaar data by private players.






Outlook India
Washington: Amid reports of massive breach of social security numbers along with identity theft, US lawmakers, encouraged by India's Aadhaar, ...






Morung Express
Through 30 stalls, the camp extended legal counseling, on spot registration for construction workers by labour department, Aadhaar registration, ...






Telangana Today
From Monday onwards, the farmers can approach Tahsildars with Aadhaar card to avail Passbooks, but whereas cheques will be available at mandal ...






Telangana Today
This can be used to update KYC including Aadhaar and PAN numbers and bank account details. Once approved, the claim process becomes easier.






Gulte
Shockingly, the survey said people had to pay a bribe even for getting basic identification documents as seven per cent paid a bribe to get an Aadhaar ...




Kaplan Herald
If students have their mobile number linked to Aadhaar card, they do not have to go to the MeeSeva centre for verification of certificates,” said ...