4 Feb 2019
#IndiaUnites to set things right
There are many serious problems before the country that are simply beyond the scope of a nine day agitation. This day serves to at least give them rec…
JAM Yojana
4 Feb 2019
Fundamental conceptual concerns regarding the Aadhaar number as a unique identity based upon biometric digital data and the associated risks for citizens of India
Under the Aadhaar system, all Indian citizens are being allotted a unique twelve-digit identity number by the State upon obtaining biometric data incl…
You want to be forgotten. But the State doesn’t want to forget you. #AadhaarFail
Attorney General on Aadhaar: “You want to be forgotten. But the State doesn't want to forget you At today's hearing on Aadhaar in the Supreme Court, t…
Aadhaar’s “Compelled free consent” is a contradiction in terms.
Press release for Aadhaar - PAN linkage constitutional challenge hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday. Today's arguments began with the idea of ‘inf…
Unlawful to make Aadhaar mandatory
Recently, I attempted a tweetstorm on why I think the 2016 Aadhaar Act does not override, or render useless, the orders passed in Oct 2015 by the Supr…
Derrick Thomas raises important questions about misuse of Aadhaar by terrorists or illegal immigrants
This post has been based on a series of tweets by Derrick Thomas on Twitter. The first few tweets are embedded in the post. If you are on Twitter, ple…
RTF and NFIW Protest Against Attack on Children’s Right to Food by making Aadhaar compulsory in Mid –Day – Meal
Today the National Federation of Indian Women and the Right to Food Campaign held a protest outside the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Shastr…
Nagrik Chetna Manch files contempt against RBI Governor, Chief Election Commissioner and Cabinet Secretary
Nagrik Chetna Manch (NCM) filed a Contempt Petition (21656 of 2015) on 6th July 2015 initiating proceedings for committing civil contempt of the Hon’b…
Cobrapost exposes rampant corruption in UID – Aadhaar Cards
While there is nothing new about problems emerging with the government pushed Aadhaar Cards, the scheme is dogged by recurring problems. Cobrapost has…