What Are The Future Dangers Of Aadhaar
With just one click someone can switch off your bank accounts, credit/debit cards, phones, internet, ticket bookings, hotel stay, passport, school admissions etc. etc. etc. In fact your entire life can be switched off. This is the current conundrum facing the Supreme Court. The dangers of Aadhaar/UIDAI isn't about privacy or data security alone. It is far bigger. It is about how much power you as an individual, surrender to the government. To those who support Aadhaar and/or the government, indulge me for a moment. Imagine, and I repeat imagine, for a moment that there is an anti-BJP or Congress government at the Centre or worse, an Army general who manages a coup and then declares an Emergency. The last time it happened, opposition leaders, including LK Advani or George Fernandes went underground. They masked their identity, travelled across the country, raised money and garnered people’s support for their activities against the government. None of this will be po...