The very premise of Aadhar is flawed.

The very premise of Aadhar is flawed.

Its a certification that those who claim to think on behalf of India or its underprivileged understand it so differently from the beneficiaries they think of.

In a nutshell, Aadhar will not bring about any of the benefits that are intended for its intended beneficiaries. Because that will be solving a problem of governance by adding another layer that is imaginary and unnecessary.

To call it "technological leadership" is as removed from reality as calling a reader a writer of the book. At best it will mean that we can take a technology and ram it down the throat of the poor while other nations with stronger democratic roots and respect for citizens have not been able to do so for reasons of building consensus.

"Aadhar" is like dropping a car by helicopter in a village where there is no road and hope every villager can reach wherever they may want to go.

For anyone willing to think, Aadhar is a reflection of the huge disconnect that India has from both the world of the under privileged and the rest of the world.

Please think through before supporting UID/ Aadhaar, so you do not regret your decision.

James Madison

Emphasising the need for separation of powers, James Madison bluntly observed in his essay, Federalist 51. "Because men are not angels," they need government to prevent them, by force when necessary, from invading the lives, property, and liberty of their fellow citizens. He also noted that the same non-angelic men can wield the government’s coercive machinery to use it tyrannically—even in a democracy.

"I don't agree to Nandan Nilekeni and his madcap (UID) scheme which he is trying to promote," Senior BJP Leader Jaswant Singh, Sept 2012

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

2589 - Big Brother In India Is violating Indian Constitution - cjnews

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Big Brother In India Is violating Indian Constitution


The trouble with big brother’s eye in India is that there are no laws that can control or punish any illegal or unconstitutional e-surveillance, phone tapping, etc in India. The outdated and colonial laws are not only deficient but are also going against the provisions of Indian constitution.

There is no doubt that big brother must not overstep the limits prescribed by Indian constitution. Presently, the big brother watches in India without any fear and constitutional concerns.

Civil liberties in India and technological revolution are considered mutually exhaustive in India. Initiatives like surveillance of Internet traffic in India are executed without any procedural safeguards and constitutional rights. E-surveillance in India is presently done with virtually no legal framework. Whatever rules that have been framed in this regard by Indian government, they are clearly violating the constitutional freedoms and rights.

As a matter of fact, civil liberties protection in cyberspace in India have been totally ignored and false claims of national security are raised to suppress civil liberties in India.

According to Praveen Dalal, leading techno legal expert of Asia and managing partner of Perry4Law and CEO of PTLB, Surveillance of Internet Traffic in India is one of the top priorities of Indian Government. Now E-Surveillance is proposed to be expanded to even mobile infrastructure. The cell site location based e-surveillance in India is also in contemplation. Cell site data location laws in India and privacy issues are once again bypassed for this proposal. Even the E-Surveillance Policy of India is missing that can provide some safeguards against Illegal and Unconstitutional E-Surveillance in India, informs Praveen Dalal.

If we analyse projects like Aadhar project of India, central monitoring system project of India, etc it is clear that they are primarily intended to strengthen the e-surveillance capabilities of India without and constitutional safeguards. For long time India has been suppressing civil liberties in India cyberspace and it is high time to question Indian government in this regard.
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