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Jan 31, 2019 6 tweets 4 min read Read on X
#Parliament reconvenes today for the final #BudgetSession of this govt. We are watching out for two key bills: the Aadhaar Amendments Bill and the DNA Bill. Concerned citizens have sent a letter to @MVenkaiahNaidu and @narendramodi demanding withdrawal and scrutiny of the Bills. ImageImage
Briefly, the #AadhaarAmendmentsBill seeks to circumvent the SC Judgment on #Aadhaar and allow private entities to use Aadhaar-based biometric authentication/ eKYC. In effect, the Bill gives the govt power to create new laws allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar number.
We remain deeply concerned that the government has shown no urgency regarding the #DataProtectionBill, nor has it ensured that #Aadhaar-based authentication is used only on a purely voluntary basis even for subsidies and welfare schemes as recommended by the SC.
The DNA Bill similarly represents another attempt to collect citizen data without any concern for the grave personal security risks posed. The DNA Bill was rushed through Lok Sabha without any public consultation or scrutiny by a Parliamentary Standing Committee.
Screenshots of our full statement about the Letter of Concern are enclosed. We urge everyone to reach out to Rajya Sabha MPs and emphasise that the #AadhaarAmendmentsBill and #DNABill should both be sent to a Select Committee for review. Image
Please use the following tweet as a sample if reaching out to MPs on social media.

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May 2, 2021
As states suffer rising COVID-19 cases, the public distribution system is a lifeline for many who will be rendered food insecure. Aadhaar linkage increases the risk of transmission, and is a massive source of exclusion. This needs to go! A short thread:
1. Exclusion: In Kenjala village, Kombaru GP, Kadaba taluk: In the middle of a lockdown, people who made it to the PDS shop could not get rice - no mobile network. "staff had to move to the nearest hillock, searching for a proper.. network". daijiworld.com/news/newsDispl…
This is the tip of the iceberg. Reminder that a 2019 Lokniti-CSDS survey found between 28% to 40% persons (in the Hindi belt) had been denied foodgrains because of Aadhaar-related failures. indianexpress.com/article/explai…
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Apr 30, 2021
Link to sign a statement demanding that government ensures equitable access to vaccines and medical resources to survive the pandemic blocksurvey.io/survey/1PfQfn6… statement is attached ImageImageImageImage
Demands
-Increase access to vaccinations
-Ensure no barriers, including mandating Aadhaar, for access to diagnostics, hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, medication or other treatments
-Protect peoples’ rights over their data
-Permit vaccination for all without ID/residence proof Image
This is a difficult time for all of us. As we write we have relatives & friends searching for hospitals, medicines & oxygen, isolating at home, and more being infected with the COVID-19 virus daily. Many of us are caring for those who are ill or need other support.
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Sep 26, 2020
Today, two years ago, on September 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of India passed the landmark judgement that decided the fate of the #Aadhaar project in India. 
Link: indiankanoon.org/doc/116396036/
The focus of the judgement was on the constitutionality of the provisions of the #Aadhaar Act.
Link: indiacode.nic.in/handle/1234567…
The Court’s failure to find the #Aadhaar project unconstitutional was widely criticised for not addressing the problems of social exclusion and destruction fundamental rights.
Link: epw.in/engage/article…
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Aug 26, 2020
1/n Rethink Aadhaar & Article 21 Trust anchored a session on Surveillance & Technology at the Janta Parliament on 18 August 2020. More than 100 people attended & voted. Thread - Highlights from the session illustrated by @kruttikasusarla rethinkaadhaar.in/blog/2020/8/24…
2/n @PaliSamuel presided over the session and highlighted “mass ostracization and harassment” faced by those who had their personal information on health status, travel history released in the public domain. Key guiding question: where is “trust” between people & the Govt. Image
3/n Keynote address by Usha Ramanathan - similarities between the exploitation of natural resources & collection of data. Must be more transparency on the relationship between state & corporate entities on data extractive practices with minimum regulatory oversight Image
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Aug 18, 2020
#JantaParliament thread with live tweets. @PaliSamuel introduces the 6th session on technology and surveillance - there is a need to ask who are excluded from their constitutional rights by technological solutions/interventions?
The people of Jammu&Kashmir have been denied internet access, migrant labourers asked to book trains online, rights bearing citizens reduced to data subjects #JantaParliament
Constitutional rights that form the architecture of governance must be present at the stage of design of technology (before even implemented or conceptualised) #JantaParliament
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Aug 17, 2020
Join us tmrw at #JantaParliament for a session on Technology, Exclusion & Surveillance from 3pm to 6pm. Hear 20 speakers critically appraise govt policy on technology, exclusion & surveillance. Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Visvam will attend, Usha Ramanathan will give the keynote address Image
You can register at this link bit.ly/2Y3cJH1 to participate #JantaParliament
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