For last two days , Supreme Court is
hearing arguments from the petitioners who are opposing Aadhar
For details of arguments advanced by
advocate Shyam Divan ( for the petitioners ) and the observations made by the
Supreme Court , read :
Aadhar: Supremely Satisfying ?
https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/01/aadhar-supremely-satisfying.html
My Observations :
·
For
over 60 years, Indians have submitted far more personal data , mostly to dozens
of government agencies, to obtain goods
or services . All of this was in long paper forms . No one objected !
·
Just
a few examples are : banking / insurance / gas connection / credit card /
income tax / police / driving licence / ration / kerosene / healthcare /
school-college admissions / property tax / PF / Passport etc .
·
Now
the petitioners are objecting to the following information captured by Aadhar
form :
Name
/ Gender /
Birth date / Address
/
Mobile No /
Email / Biometric
/
·
On
the other hand, we have been ( voluntarily ) furnishing , a lot of personal information
to private parties for decades , even knowing that these parties are either “
selling “ or “ commercially exploiting “ , that information !
·
Just
one example is the following type of personal data which jobseekers make
available to Job Portals and URGE them to share it freely with the World (
including blasting of their resumes to unknown employers / recruitment agencies
– the governing principle being : Tell World
About
Me [ TWAM ]
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First Name
/ Middle Name /
Last Name /
Address / Current
Location /
Photo ( sometimes , optional ) /
Mobile Number /
Email ID /
Birth Date /
Gender
/ Educational Details ;
Degrees - Diplomas -
Colleges - Years
attended
- Marks obtained
/ Current Employer -
Designation - Salary
/
Jobs
held in past – names of Companies
– Periods worked – Salaries drawn –
Designations held – Reasons for leaving
/ Position applying for or interested in
/
Preferred location / Salary expected /
Current Industry – Function –
Job
Role
/ Skills acquired /
Languages spoken – written / Area of specialization
/
Marital Status / Names
of References for checking background /
Name of
Spouse / Number of Children ( with their
ages ) etc
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A few
months ago, after Supreme Court held that
“ Privacy is a fundamental right “,
Delhi
Metropolitan Magistrate ordered a probe against
online jobs portal Monster.com for
allegedly selling data on website users to a third party.
Before start of the current hearing on 17th , I
wish the Supreme Court had read my following email :
A Fool’sParadise ? [ 29 Aug 2017
]
https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-fools-paradise.html
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My Take
:
·
Aadhar is Inescapable
·
Modifications /
Improvements must continue
·
Privacy is an Illusion
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Why do I say
that ?
·
2024! – V 2.0 of Orwellian 1984 ? [ 07
July 2017 ]
·
DataProtection without Data Privacy ? [
08 Jan 2018 ]
https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2018/01/data-protection-without-data- privacy.html
20 Jan
2018
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
Maybe the Aadhar is inescapable & therefore we have to be extremely careful as misuse & abuse by the govt is highly possible with ease almost with in a "Sodakku" of a second!It can play havoc with all the Fundamental rights guaranteed in the constitution...
ReplyDeleteThe all encompassing nature of #Aadhar & when coupled with technology { so years of paper data dont matter as it is so much cumbersome to retrieve it} The Govt must not be able to look into anybody's data w/o prior sanction or reason or at times of national security interests..Now, pray tell me why should it be mandatory for Central govt pensioners & their dependents/spouses? there are umpteen cases where there are small & minor corrections needed in their records that will render 75+ yr old ppl unable to make an Aadhar ..
The Aadhar is extremely good only to establish one's identity across the length & breadth of the country Period.
Linking to other & all records is surely going to render the ppl as 2nd class citizens & cowering in the face of Govt onslaught..
I am yet to read most of what Mr.Hemen Parekh has to say/blog ... My one take is #Aadhar must not be made compulsory for any of the public good That is being accessed by people ... & that a Sympathetic /Caring body with an ear to 1000's of unique problem with this Identification number is sorted over an extended period with no deadlines..
Use deadlines & timelines for Govt works & corporate issues.. Leave the poor & wretched of the country alone...
Make Aadhar acceptable to the Gen -Y and plough ahead...
The destruction caused by aadhar is so vast & numerous at the ground level ... it is unfathomable for people in Ivory towers...