For context, Aadhaar mentioned here is a unique identity program being implemented by the Government of India in association with some private companies.<p>It has been criticized for lack of transparency, dubious claims with regards to distribution of benefits as well as of security, aggressive push in conversion from being voluntary to mandatory and the biggest ever private data leak of citizen records.<p>The author has been involved in raising awareness about the problems with Aadhaar and describes how he and others like him were targeted by well planned, company sponsored smear and troll campaign on twitter.