Crowd exhibits behavior no less than a mob of sheep. If one walks, the rest will follow. With just the advertisement of the dispensing Aadhaar cards, people are forming queues to get a card for themselves with out thinking how it will effect their lives.
Though Government openly declares that Aadhaar card is not mandatory, it stealthily ploys so by making the card a compulsory for getting various facilities like gas connection, etc.
Given the corruption in our governments to astronomical figures in cases like 2G spectrum allocation, I seriously doubt the integrity of governments and government related bodies to maintain and protect this mammoth data which if gets into the wrong hands can rip our democracy into verticals based on caste, class, region, etc.
This card over the time accumulates the personal information like spending habits, travelling plans, saving schemes and exposes public to risk of unprecedented scams.
It may be alluring to have a single card in place of multiple cards like PAN, driving license, etc., but bringing all the information about an individual under one umbrella poses greater threats to fundamental rights of citizens.
The identity thefts and scams over the similar ID cards in the western world should warn us away from making such attempts, but our government pushes towards it.
The government has basic responsibility to educate its citizens the pros and cons of having an Aadhaar card, but I don't see any of it happening except for few ads popularizing these cards.
Only the future can say if Aadhaar Card is an expensive blunder!
-Vish
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