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    Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden Jan 21

    Edward Snowden Retweeted Aadhaar

    That might be true if banks, landlords, hospitals, schools, telephone & internet companies were prohibited by law from asking for your #Aadhaar number. But any Indian can tell you they're asked for their number by non-government entities––and those companies have databases too.https://twitter.com/UIDAI/status/953488708803571712 …

    Edward Snowden added,

    AadhaarVerified account @UIDAI
    #Aadhaar is an identifier, not a profiling tool. Aadhaar database does not keep any information about bank accounts, shares, mutual funds, property details, health records, family details, religion, caste, education etc. #AadhaarMythBuster
    4:22 AM - 21 Jan 2018
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    297 replies 5,532 retweets 7,174 likes
      1. New conversation
      2.  🇮🇳Manveer‏ @Manveer_1ingh Jan 21
        Replying to @Snowden

        Yes without sharing aadhar no you can't get sim card ,insurance ,bank account ,delivery of goods shopped online ,even if you have old bank account or insurance policies (with Pvt or govt companies ) you can't continue with those without sharing your aadhar no.

        30 replies 144 retweets 327 likes
      3. TProphet‏ @TProphet Jan 21
        Replying to @Manveer_1ingh @Snowden

        It is totally voluntary though.

        7 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4.  🇮🇳Manveer‏ @Manveer_1ingh Jan 21
        Replying to @TProphet @Snowden

        Yes it is voluntary but if you do not share aadhar no you will not get services . So you can say that it is voluntary but mandatory.

        2 replies 3 retweets 32 likes
      5. Bharat Vashe‏ @BharatVashe Jan 22
        Replying to @Manveer_1ingh @TProphet @Snowden

        Well, We use to share Id before Aadhar too and same id on multiple places, what's new about it. Your biometric is never shared but only information that you see on your Id. So, same problem was with earlier id too but unlike them, Aadhar decrease corruption by multiple fake Id.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      6.  🇮🇳Manveer‏ @Manveer_1ingh Jan 22
        Replying to @BharatVashe @TProphet @Snowden

        The possibility of identity theft which had happen in many cases All information on one document mob dob name address Possibility of financial frauds again had happen in recent times And if the bio matric is compromised Your life will become hell which is possible.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      7. Bharat Vashe‏ @BharatVashe Jan 22
        Replying to @Manveer_1ingh @TProphet @Snowden

        Bharat Vashe Retweeted Bharat Vashe

        Same Identity theft can be done by earlier id too. And biometric data is not shared by Aadhar servers but it is used only to match with incoming biometric data to the server or to find other duplicate id in the server. #AadhaarMythBusterhttps://twitter.com/prchu01/status/955390641315328005 …

        Bharat Vashe added,

        Bharat Vashe @BharatVashe
        Replying to @Manveer_1ingh @TProphet @Snowden
        Well, We use to share Id before Aadhar too and same id on multiple places, what's new about it. Your biometric is never shared but only information that you see on your Id. So, same problem was with earlier id too but unlike them, Aadhar decrease corruption by multiple fake Id.
        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8.  🇮🇳Manveer‏ @Manveer_1ingh Jan 22
        Replying to @BharatVashe @TProphet @Snowden

        http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/men-steal-biometrics-of-aadhaar-operators-incident-reveals-system-vulnerable/story-BIEht5LggxTAIcfF6HfvWK_amp.html …

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. Bharat Vashe‏ @BharatVashe Jan 22
        Replying to @Manveer_1ingh @TProphet @Snowden

        Bharat Vashe Retweeted Bharat Vashe

        This cloning technic happens to ATM too and people in most of such case loose money. Should we stop ATM service? Government should just monitor Aadhar making agents more regressively.https://twitter.com/prchu01/status/955424728767803392 …

        Bharat Vashe added,

        Bharat Vashe @BharatVashe
        Replying to @Manveer_1ingh @TProphet @Snowden
        Same Identity theft can be done by earlier id too. And biometric data is not shared by Aadhar servers but it is used only to match with incoming biometric data to the server or to find other duplicate id in the server. #AadhaarMythBuster https://twitter.com/prchu01/status/955390641315328005 …
        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      10. 3 more replies
      1. New conversation
      2. Sanjiva Weerawarana‏ @sanjiva Jan 21
        Replying to @Snowden

        In the US people are asked for their SSN for pretty much everything. Why is asking for #Aadhaar worse? In LK we have national IDs similarly.

        12 replies 4 retweets 23 likes
      3. Simon Phipps‏Verified account @webmink Jan 21
        Replying to @sanjiva @Snowden

        Are any of those a good thing then? In the UK we have so far avoided the existence of a dominant shared key.

        1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
      4. Sanjiva Weerawarana‏ @sanjiva Jan 21
        Replying to @webmink @Snowden

        LK has had a simple national ID (pic+name+addr) for long. However, the new fancy NIC has too much info IMO - biometrics and family data too.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. Simon Phipps‏Verified account @webmink Jan 21
        Replying to @sanjiva @Snowden

        The attributes of the ID are less the issue than whether it provides a single UID to link everyone's databases.

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      6. Sanjiva Weerawarana‏ @sanjiva Jan 21
        Replying to @webmink @Snowden

        True but with today's level of compute and data its not a big deal to form primary keys from many fields. Ask the NSA .. they're pretty good at it ;-).

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. Simon Phipps‏Verified account @webmink Jan 21
        Replying to @sanjiva @Snowden

        Yes, but if that's not ground you've surrendered yet it should be protected. Sadly India just surrendered it wantonly.

        2 replies 4 retweets 9 likes
      8. Bharat Vashe‏ @BharatVashe Jan 22
        Replying to @webmink @sanjiva @Snowden

        Bharat Vashe Retweeted Bharat Vashe

        Sorry but Aadhar don't link everyone database. You have to give #Aadhaar Copy to every service provider. Ex- even my mobile is Adhar registered and mobile is registered to bank, still I have to give ID to bank bcz Adhar will not share details with bank.https://twitter.com/prchu01/status/955391316564762624 …

        Bharat Vashe added,

        Bharat Vashe @BharatVashe
        Replying to @dpbirds @Sourav_Mishra @Snowden
        No but it's other way around. Aadhar have helped to identify and locate at least 500 lost children till now. Just search about it. https://twitter.com/prchu01/status/955390641315328005 …
        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. Simon Phipps‏Verified account @webmink Jan 22
        Replying to @BharatVashe @sanjiva @Snowden

        You're missing the point, which I stated clearly.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      10. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Laura Miller‏ @curiouser_alice Jan 21
        Replying to @Snowden

        and the SSN is prohibited by law from being used for identification purposes too, but there are a bunch of companies that use it...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖‏Verified account @Rita_Banerji Jan 21
        Replying to @curiouser_alice @Snowden

        Aadhaar has biometric data that's linked to your phone, can track your every movement. Also Aadhaar functions as a crude debit card where cash can be withdrawn with Aadhaar no. or fingerprints. Many thefts. But 'Aadhaar law' blocks us from filing police/court case.

        2 replies 4 retweets 9 likes
      4. रा०-फ़ेल जनेऊधारी डाटाचोर चरसी‏ @janewdharihindu Jan 21
        Replying to @Rita_Banerji @curiouser_alice @Snowden

        Why do you need Aadhaar to track you. Your mobile phone is enough to track you. USA is anyway tracking your behavior and location using Facebook and Google. Why don’t you speak up against these?

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖‏Verified account @Rita_Banerji Jan 21
        Replying to @janewdharihindu @curiouser_alice @Snowden

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ Retweeted @kingslyj

        Because Aadhaar is ultimately about the economic colonization of India (and other 3rd world countries) through digital slavery. It's the post WWII neo-colonists - working with a corporate cartel & corrupt politicians.https://twitter.com/kingslyj/status/952840480772972544 …

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ added,

        @kingslyj @kingslyj
        And these companies got ₹13000 crores worth of govt. contracts without any tender. Most of whom have a long history of working with @NandanNilekani to lobby the govt at NASCOMM (which they also co-founded). #AadhaarScam http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aadhaar-card-projects-over-rs13000-crore-awarded-without-tenders/article7668321.ece … pic.twitter.com/0oKhuSyq5U
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        3 replies 6 retweets 7 likes
      6. Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖‏Verified account @Rita_Banerji Jan 21
        Replying to @Rita_Banerji @janewdharihindu and

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ Retweeted Shanty Mathew

        https://twitter.com/InkstainedMind/status/913870632529666048 …

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ added,

        Shanty Mathew @InkstainedMind
        THE SAME FOREIGN COS. COLLECT BIOMETRICS OF #Indians #Pakistanis #Bangladeshis #Nepalis... Hello #EastIndiaCoVer2!!! http://twocircles.net/2016mar31/1459402015.html … https://twitter.com/jitu70069205/status/902736545450360833 …
        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      7. Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖‏Verified account @Rita_Banerji Jan 21
        Replying to @Rita_Banerji @janewdharihindu and

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ Retweeted Jitu Mehta

        https://twitter.com/jitu70069205/status/902736545450360833 …

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ added,

        Jitu Mehta @jitu70069205
        Foreign firms had access to unencrypted #Aadhar data @no2uid @UIDAI pic.twitter.com/33KORZL0C2
        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖‏Verified account @Rita_Banerji Jan 21
        Replying to @Rita_Banerji @janewdharihindu and

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ Retweeted Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖

        https://twitter.com/Rita_Banerji/status/955344778866049025 …

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖ added,

        Rita Banerji  ✍  ⚖Verified account @Rita_Banerji
        #Aadhaar Question: For what PURPOSE, under the influence of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and World Bank, have the governments of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan been compelled to adopt #biometric identification for all their residents? http://twocircles.net/2016mar31/1459402015.html … pic.twitter.com/bjXwIamQG0
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        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Niradhaar vyakti‏ @knackofflying Jan 22
        Replying to @Rita_Banerji @janewdharihindu and

        National security threats of #ADHAAR dystopia are severely underestimated

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      10. End of conversation

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