On 25 November 2011 22:24, Rony <[email protected]> wrote: > As long as no individual however powerful is exempted and everyone is > treated equally in the UID system, this system is necessary for a > democracy to be healthy.
If a biometric system is needed for a democracy to be "healthy", how did we get along without it so far? How are the other healthy democracies of the world, that have said resounding NOs to such systems, functioning? This "biometrics is a must" is a mirage. The only purpose the government wants the UID for is wholescale snooping of the general populace. Everything else - improved PDS, improved security, improved efficiency etc. - are all hogwash. Mr. Chidambaram has another, still more draconian proposal that he is pushing through - it is called the "National Intelligence Grid". Take a look: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2081647.ece Now imagine the scenario in the country where Aadhar and Natgrid talk to each other. Do you think anyone (forget even people like Anna Hazare) can survive as an independent-thinking and opinion-forming free and proud individual in such an eventuality? The combination is exactly what George Orwell predicted in his novel, 1984 - go read the book too. Binand -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
