The dangers of Aadhaar 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.
If 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,went underground.
They garnered people’s support for their activities against the government. None of this will be possible anymore.
Under such a circumstance, just switching off your cell phone won’t be sufficient to avoid the government tracking you down. Thanks to Aadhaar, you won’t be able to withdraw money or make any transaction using even a debit card.
The government is linking Aadhaar to train tickets and boarding passes. You won’t be able to travel.
Being a centralized database, it just takes a few seconds to switch off your Aadhaar authentication. That can deny you your own money, deny you any movement, deny you any form of communication. You can’t hide behind an alias.
It is linked to your biometrics. The government doesn’t need to even arrest you. It can just deny your existence in a matter of few seconds. You aren’t dead, but you can be termed dead in a matter of few seconds. You can be Switched Off!
