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How does this work for NRIs? How do I get Aadhaar number?

middleclick 12y ago
I don't know how you can get one but you shouldn't get it. Do you really want to give all your fingerprints and retina scans to the government when you know how it can be misused in a country like India which is a police state? I bet there is no oversight in getting access to your information and there are tons of ways in which your information can be misused/exploited.
- kranner 12y ago
  As a resident Indian at least there's going to be little choice left as more and more services "recommend" using an Aadhar number for refunds and benefits. In any case lack of fingerprints hasn't exactly prevented abuse such as bringing false charges etc in the past.
- monsterix 12y ago
  I second your opinion on this one. More serious was the fact that Nandan Nilekani was far too keen on getting to the seat of prime minister/enter politics and much less interested in the outcome of the project. Broken karma, criminal wastage of taxpayers' money and a ton of vapor.
- sumitviii 12y ago
  >when you know how it can be misused in a country like India which is a police state Do you have anything resembling a proof for the utter BS you just wrote?
  - middleclick 12y ago
    Haha. Do we have a "nationalist" here who seems to be hurt? Do you need proof India is a police state? OK. Do you know the police can arrest you from your home without a warrant? Do you know they can get your call records without a warrant? Do you know they keep people in prison overnight without access to a lawyer? Do you know they can search your home without a warrant? Do you know they can arrest anyone without giving any reason and then torture him/her (which happens many many times)? This is the definition of a police state.
    - sumitviii 12y ago
      They need a warrant to arrest you.
    - wildfire 12y ago
      Yes, we need proof. You've asserted many things. But with no links to any proof. Every question you asked above, also applies to the US. I'm not going to bother providing links until you do.
    - dang 12y ago
      > a country like India which is a police state > Haha. Do we have a "nationalist" here who seems to be hurt? These comments violate the HN guidelines. Please read those and follow them: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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- enupten 12y ago
  India, a police state ? You're kidding, right ? It's government is supremely incompetant, but a evil police state, it is not. If anything, it is a functioning anarchy with a - largely - parasitic Government.

I don't know how you can get one but you shouldn't get it. Do you really want to give all your fingerprints and retina scans to the government when you know how it can be misused in a country like India which is a police state? I bet there is no oversight in getting access to your information and there are tons of ways in which your information can be misused/exploited.

kranner 12y ago
As a resident Indian at least there's going to be little choice left as more and more services "recommend" using an Aadhar number for refunds and benefits. In any case lack of fingerprints hasn't exactly prevented abuse such as bringing false charges etc in the past.
monsterix 12y ago
I second your opinion on this one. More serious was the fact that Nandan Nilekani was far too keen on getting to the seat of prime minister/enter politics and much less interested in the outcome of the project. Broken karma, criminal wastage of taxpayers' money and a ton of vapor.
sumitviii 12y ago
>when you know how it can be misused in a country like India which is a police state Do you have anything resembling a proof for the utter BS you just wrote?
- middleclick 12y ago
  Haha. Do we have a "nationalist" here who seems to be hurt? Do you need proof India is a police state? OK. Do you know the police can arrest you from your home without a warrant? Do you know they can get your call records without a warrant? Do you know they keep people in prison overnight without access to a lawyer? Do you know they can search your home without a warrant? Do you know they can arrest anyone without giving any reason and then torture him/her (which happens many many times)? This is the definition of a police state.
  - sumitviii 12y ago
    They need a warrant to arrest you.
  - wildfire 12y ago
    Yes, we need proof. You've asserted many things. But with no links to any proof. Every question you asked above, also applies to the US. I'm not going to bother providing links until you do.
  - dang 12y ago
    > a country like India which is a police state > Haha. Do we have a "nationalist" here who seems to be hurt? These comments violate the HN guidelines. Please read those and follow them: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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enupten 12y ago
India, a police state ? You're kidding, right ? It's government is supremely incompetant, but a evil police state, it is not. If anything, it is a functioning anarchy with a - largely - parasitic Government.