MediaVigil, Journal of Global Communications and Justice

National Food Security Bill adversely impacts household entitlements due to biometric Aadhaar based per capita entitlements approach Unlawfulness inherent in biometric based proposed Aadhaar for 60 crore and 61 crore citizens under National Population Register (NPR)   “the insistence of UID card is no longer treated as mandatory”, Punjab & Haryana High Court but GOI is making it mandatory New Delhi, August 7, 2013: Biometric aadhaar based per capita entitlements under National Food Security Bill will adversely impacts household entitlements of citizens. Monsoon Session of Parliament should ensure that when the food security ordinance is replaced with the Bill it is delinked from the biometric aadhaar based per capita approach in favour of household entitlements. Punjab & Haryana High Court’s order records that “the insistence of UID card is no longer treated as mandatory” but governments are GOI is making it mandatory without legal mandate. Unlawfulne...

Statement of concern on enrollment shivir for biometric Unique Identifica tion (UID)/Aadh aar number Press Council of India (PCI)'s Norms of Journalistic Conduct refers to Press "As a custodian of public interest". The enrollment shivir of Delhi Journalists Association (DJA) and Indraprastha Press Club of India with support from Indian Medical Association (IMA) for biometric Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar number is unethical, illegitimate and illegal. It is against the public interest. The enrollment planned for August 4-5, 2013 for journalists appears to be a partial act. How will they undertake impartial reporting on the controversial issue of violation of human rights by biometric technologies when they have submitted themselves before it?. In fact media organisations and unions should desist from submitting themselves to biometric attendance in their respective organisations and examine the legality of such arrangements. DJA, NUJ and IMA should scrut...

Note: Aadhaar is a 12 digit biometric identification number, not a card. Aadhaar is an identifier, not a identity proof.  Media has been failing consistently in reporting it factually based on what concerned government  agencies themselves claim बवाल बन गया पत्रकारों का आधार    कार्ड   कैम्प   समाजसेवा के नाम पर पत्रकारों के संगठन दिल्ली जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन ने अपने हाथ में पत्रकारों के लिए आधार कार्ड बनवाने का जिम्मा क्या लिया, बवाल ही खड़ा हो गया। आधार कार्ड को विदेशी एजंसियों की साजिश बताने वाली संस्था सिटिजन फोरम फॉर सिविल लिबर्टीज ने दिल्ली पत्रकार संघ की इस पहल का विरोध करते हुए कहा है कि जिन्हें आधार कार्ड का विरोध करना चाहिए वे पत्रकार अपना ही आधार कार्ड बनवाने जा रहे हैं। यह हास्यास्पद है। दिल्ली जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन की ओर से हाल में ही यह निर्णय लिया गया था कि वे पत्रकारों की सुख सुविधा का ध्यान रखते हुए ऐसी पहल करेंगे जिससे उनकी रोजमर्रा की जिंदगी में थोड़ी राहत पहुंच सके। दिल्ली जैसे शहर में पत्रकारों के लिए लाइसेन्स बनवाना, वोटर आईडी कार्...

To Hon'ble Chairman, Press Council of India (PCI), Soochna Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 Hon'ble Members PCI New Delhi Subject- Stop enrolment shivir of illegitimate and illegal biometric UID/Aadhaar number for media persons in public interest Sir, This is to seek your urgent intervention to stop the proposed enrolment shivir for biometric Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar number for media persons, we wish to seek immediate intervention to stop enrolment of UID/Aadhaar number in public interest. This initiative is unethical and violates the code of ethics for journalists. On behalf of Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL), we wish to inform you about our shock and disbelief at the plan of Delhi Journalists Association (DJA) and Indraprastha Press Club of India with support from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to organise a shivir for media people to enrol for biometric Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar number which is illegitimate and illegal. We ...

Agent Anon's media musings AIM is a book that would be of interest to those in the media since it not only gives an insider’s view of how the IB functions but also explains how it manipulates the media. AJITH PILLAI brings us the excerpts from the book. Posted/Updated Thursday, Jul 18 14:24:31, 2013 Trust a retired Intelligence Bureau (IB) official to anonymously write a book. Titled “Art of Intelligence and Misinformation (AIM)” by Agent Anon, the manuscript is currently with a publisher who is rather intrigued by the fact that the sleuth who doesn’t want his name mentioned anywhere in the book insists that his photograph be carried on the back cover. “I have always attended office in disguise so no one recognises me. They just know me by name and not by face,” he said to clear the air. But the managing editor of Crime and Publish-ment (C&P) was still confused. However, since the author insisted he agreed to print his picture which had written behind i...

A Scene in 2020... Operator: Hello Pizza Hut! Customer: Hello, can you please take my order? Operator : Can I have your multi purpose Aadhar number first, Sir? Customer: Yeah! Hold on..... My number is 889861356102049998-45-54610 Operator : OK... you're... Mr Singh and you're calling from 17 Jalan Kayu. Your home number is40942366, your office 76452302 and your mobile is 0142662566. You are calling from you home number now. Customer: (Astonished) How did you get all my phone numbers? Operator : We are connected to the system, Sir. Customer: I wish to order your Seafood Pizza... Operator : That's not a good idea Sir. Customer: How come? Operator : According to your medical records, you have high blood pressure and even higher cholesterol level, sir. Customer: What?... What do you recommend then? Operator : Try our Low Fat Hokkien Mee Pizza. You'll like it. Customer: How do you know for sure? Operator : You borrowed a book titled 'Popu...