In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.
On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.
In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.
In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.
In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.
"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi
Ram Krishnaswamy
Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Friday, September 29, 2017

12134 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 28th September 2017



Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The Centre today extended the deadline for obtaining Aadhaar for availing government schemes and subsidies by three months to ...
More time to enrol for Aadhaar - Hindu Business Line
Government gives 3-months extension for obtaining Aadhaar - NewsPatrolling (press release) (blog)



Economic Times
Like it or not, life without Aadhaar is going to be rather difficult from here on. From getting a mobile connection to getting government subsidies and ...






The Hindu
The Mico Layout police have arrested a 40-year-old man for disposing confidential Aadhaar details in a garbage bin after shutting down his enrolment ...



The Hindu
“Ensure that your mobile number and email Id are updated in the Aadhaar portal for login. In case your details are not updated, please approach the ...






The Indian Express
Deshbhratar said, “There are many advantages of using the Aadhaar-based system, in comparison to the on being used by the PMC. Moreover, the ...






Times of India
BENGALURU: Aadhaar officials have filed a complaint against the proprietor of a Common Service Centre (CSC) for allegedly dumping Aadhaar ...






The Hindu
Following Union Government's instruction to the banks on opening Aadhaar Service Centres in 10% of its branches, the Tamilnad Mercantile Bank ...






Business Standard
India's Aadhaar identity system rivals the growth of other platform innovations like Windows, Android or Facebook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has ...






Hindustan Times
Board chairman Jagbir Singh said the application forms of candidates whose original documents do not match with Aadhaar cards will be treated as ...






Times of India
ROHTAK: Haryana School Education Board has made aadhaar mandatory for appearing in Haryana Teachers' Eligibility Test (HTET) to be conducted ...



NewsBytes
There is good news for those looking to avail government schemes and subsidies but missed the Aadhaar deadline. The deadline for obtaining ...
National News - All India Radio



Firstpost
Nadella noted that the rapid growth of Aadhaar rivals that of Windows, Facebook or Android. In the book, he writes, "Aadhaar now has scaled to over ...



The New Indian Express
The civic agency's officials informed that all the beneficiaries will be linked with their Aadhaar cards for checking fake recipients. BMC will conduct a ...






The Shillong Times
Aadhaar enrolment is being done at each district and block office. To speed up the enrolment drive, Aadhaar enrolment is also being done on a camp ...



Financial Express
In a bid to help people carry their Aadhaar information in their smartphones, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had recently launched ...






Trak.in (blog)
The most easily relatable example of this is Jio. Aadhaar registration is mandatory for buying a Jio SIM card. Many of us have gone through the buying ...






India TV
The report notes that the 'Holy Trinity' of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) are the key reform initiatives that will drive the digital economy.



Rising Kashmir
During the meeting, Ansari stressed upon the officers to complete the Aadhaar seeding process of left out population in general and Children in ...






Business Today
But remember this facility is only available for those employees who are Aadhaar verified -- those employees who have linked their universal account ...



Economic Times
We linked that to Aadhaar and mobile phones. and we started sending gas subsidy, ration subsidy, kerosene subsidy and food subsidy directly to the ...






NDTV
According to GOPIO, overseas citizens of India and people of Indian-origin are still holding demonetised currencies as the Reserve Bank of India did ...



The Hindu
Lakshmamma did not sense any foul play, as the caller seemed to have most of her banking details. She shared her Aadhaar number. The fraudster ...






The Hindu
Nearly 2.41 lakh of the 56.58 lakh application forms submitted till date by farmers seeking loan waivers are not linked to Aadhaar numbers, which ...






Hindustan Times
The accused then took the victim's Aadhaar card number and card details like the 16-digit number, CVV and the One Time Password (OTP) that was ...

12133 - Aadhaar Articles Dayed 27th September 2017



NDTV
The Aadhaar identity system rivals the growth of other platform innovations like Windows, Android or Facebook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said ...



NDTV
Many telecom companies have already started sending alerts to customers about completing the Aadhaar-SIM (mobile number) linking process.



Zee Business
IDs like Aadhaar and passport numbers may soon be linked to databases and domestic Indian flyers will be asked to use biometrics to prove their ...



The Indian Express
Board chairman Dr Jagbir Singh urged all eligible candidates to timely amend details of their Aadhaar card according to the details mentioned in ...



Firstpost (satire)
New Delhi: A new born girl in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) got her Aadhaar number before she turned six minutes old. While hailing the 'proactive' ...






Times of India
Mumbai: Instead of rejecting farm loan waiver applications submitted without an Aadhaar number, the state cabinet sub-committee on Tuesday ...






Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government has begun work on ensuring a completely paperless aircraft boarding process under which a mobile phone is all that ...






Odisha Sun Times
Arrangement will be made for Aadhaar link at all the centres where the allowances will be distributed to the beneficiaries in Bhubaneswar. We are ...






GoodTime Nation
Mumbai: The farmers who didn't submit the data concerning the Aadhaar card whereas making use of for the loan waiver scheme might not get the ...






Kashmir Images
During the meeting, the Minister stressed upon the officers to complete the Aadhaar seeding process of left out population in general and Children in ...






News18
As per the notification, schools have been mandated to enter the Aadhaar Number or Aadhaar Enrolment Number of all its students. For the states ...






The News Minute
Within 7 minutes, you give your Aadhaar number and you get the account done along with a personalised debit card. They are now looking at rolling it ...






The Hindu
Mumbai: Nearly 2.41 lakh of the 56.58 lakh application forms submitted till date by farmers seeking loan waivers are not linked to Aadhaar numbers, ...






Financial Express
You need to keep your Aadhaar & PAN handy while opening the account. Once complete, your account number & CRN will be generated instantly ...






Outlook India
An official from the cooperation department said, "The farmers will be asked to submit their receipt number given at the time of Aadhaar registration.






Times of India
He gave each one same password while the username was their Aadhaar number. In two cases, the biometric data did not match but all the rest had ...






Hindu Business Line
While Pandey, who has been steering the Aadhaar project since 2010, and is also an expert member on the Justice BN Srikrishna Committee on data ...






अमर उजाला
माइक्रोसॉफ्ट के सीईओ सत्या नडेला ने आधार कार्ड को लेकर अपनी किताब हिट रिफ्रेश में बड़ी बात कही है। उन्होंने ...






The Better India
The aviation ministry is linking passenger IDs such as Aadhaar and passport numbers with the databases of airlines and airports, and these ...





Greater Kashmir
... night patrolling to check illegal fishing in Dal Lake. It was also informed that a special drive was carried for 100% Aadhaar enrolment of Dal dwellers.






The New Indian Express
“As all the students' data are being updated, we are are planning to get Aadhaar linked biometric system in all schools by next academic year,” he said ...








Zee Business
Subramanian, was the mind behind the term "JAM trinity" (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile numbers), pitched ideas to deal with "bad bank" as rise in ...





The Hans India
Each member of the group played different roles such as landlords, lawyer, document writer, fake stamps and Aadhaar cards to carry out the crime.

12132 - Aadhaar Articles Dayed 26th September 2017



Economic Times
The telecom department has allowed carriers to do Aadhaar -based e-KYC of roaming subscribers in the circle where the subscriber is at present ...



Economic Times
The government has made it mandatory to link Aadhaar card to your bank account. According to the new rules, all existing bank account holders have ...



The Hindu
It has directed the various departments monitoring such savings schemes to ensure that 100% Aadhaar seeding of all salaried accounts takes place ...






Business Today
This was informed by Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad in a tweet. "In just 2 months 10 lakh people have downloaded ...



Moneycontrol.com
Under the farm loan waiver scheme, over 2.4 lakh farmers who haven't provided their Aadhaar details may not be eligible as the scheme mandates ...






Times of India
LUCKNOW: Street children will soon be registered with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to get Aadhaar cards under a drive by NGO ...






Business Standard
The civil aviation ministry has begun the process of linking the databases of airlines and airports with passenger IDs such as Aadhaar and passport ...



BGR India
Bhavna Santosh Jadhav is just a few minutes old, but she already has in place her vital identity proof – the Aadhaar number. The girl's parents ...






Times of India
LUCKNOW: Did you know that the medieval bureaucratic system of Awadh ensured official documentation (much like Aadhaar) of all its state workers, ...






Deccan Chronicle
With Aadhaar linkage being made mandatory as of now for important services such as banking, property registrations, educational certificates, ...






Hindu Business Line
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), which has jurisdiction over nine districts in Karnataka, is targeting to open Aadhaar-enrolment centres in at ...






Deccan Herald
During pre-Aadhaar days, I used to enjoy my visits to the bakery for those coconut cookies and fresh bread. Now, my visits are invariably to the dingy ...






inUth.com
A newborn baby identified as Bhavna Santosh Jadhav got the opportunity to skip the tiring process of getting an Aadhaar number as she got hers just ...






E-Pao.net
It said lists of students which have already been submitted for appearing in the HSLC examination do not tally with the particulars in the Aadhaar cards ...






Scoop News
The latest gaffe is about the issuance of Aadhaar Cards in Jammu and Kashmir where striking inconsistencies have surfaced between the Center's ...






NYOOOZ
Summary: It is sad that they are not even aware of what's happening and compel people to submit Aadhaar. However, last month my husband was ...






India Briefing
Recently, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) announced new drawback duty rates. Drawback duty is a provision that allows for the ...






The Shillong Times
SHILLONG: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Regional Office, Guwahati, has informed that Aadhaar enrolment is completely free of ...






Deccan Chronicle
An Aadhaar card, birth certificate issued by GHMC, or Class X certificate, are mandatory to define the age of the candidate. A bogus birth certificate is ...






Livemint
“The people who have opened these accounts have been identified using their Aadhaar number and biometric information. Since most of these ...






The Hindu
“He spoke of the savings that accrued to the government with the use of Aadhaar, and gave the examples of Chandigarh and Puducherry where ...






NDTV
EPFO has recently introduced a single page composite claim form (Aadhaar/non-Aadhaar) and composite claim form for death cases by replacing ...






Hindu Business Line
At a meeting of the Inter-State Council last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged States to join the cash transfer platform and use Aadhaar ...






Livemint
Platforms like Aadhaar, DigiLocker, the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) have allowed earlier paper-based ...






E-Pao.net
During the checking of the voter lists, voter cards and Aadhaar cards, he found some irregularities regarding the date of birth mentioned in the various ...






Times of India
"There is also a possibility that the land belonging to the farmers may be in some other parts of the state but their Aadhaar card may be from Mumbai, ...

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

12131 - The curious cases of citizens sans Aadhaar - TNN

Arya UR | Sep 25, 2017, 00:00 IST

It seems that Aadhaar has become the most important social identification document with the government insisting on it for availing of not just welfare schemes but also every crucial service. Aadhaar linkage has now been demanded for bank accounts, ration cards, death certification and filing income tax returns, and the Centre is also pushing to even link it with driving licences. 

With the Supreme Court expressing concerns last month about Aadhaar impacting the Right to Privacy of the citizens, the deadline for many social welfare schemes have been pushed to December 31, offering respite to many who are yet to apply for Aadhaar. The Centre though seems to be in no mood to cow down when it comes to making Aadhaar compulsory. So, we caught up with those who don't have one yet, to know if they have had any difficulty leading a normal life sans the 12-digit unique identification number: 

Filing tax returns without Aadhaar is troublesome 
Liji George, an NGO worker from Thiruvananthapuram 

My family, including husband and two children, do not possess Aadhaar cards. Initially, we didn't face any hassles. However, last month my husband was forced to apply for Aadhaar card as he had trouble receiving his salary and PF-related contributions. His company requested him to submit Aadhaar details to avoid transaction failures. I failed to file the tax returns this year as PAN card and Aadhaar was supposed to be linked to be able to do so. I think, this way, people are being forced to apply for Aadhaar card. 

Aadhaar has become necessary for employment 
Anaswara Korattyswaroopam, Techie from Thrissur 

I was asked for my Aadhaar details while joining my job at Technopark last year. As I didn't have one, they said to submit it later to complete the verification procedures and for seamless salary transactions. However, till now I haven't faced any difficulty without it. The deadline extension for Aadhaar has come as a relief for people like me. As the apex court has set the next hearing for Aadhaar-related issues in November, we will all finally get an answer on whether Aadhaar is mandatory. Meanwhile, a prominent telecom service provider disabled my number as I failed to submit the Aadhaar number to continue their services. 

From availing of bank loans to porting phone connection, they are thrusting Aadhaar on us 
Harish Vasudevan, HC lawyer and environmental activist from Kochi 

I haven't taken an Aadhaar and have no plans either. I think making it mandatory for every financial and other welfare services is like pressurising us to apply for it, leaving no other option. I have faced various issues by not having one. When I approached a nationalised bank for opening a new account, they told me I needed an Aadhaar card to do so. I had to argue with them and tell them that the date for availing Aadhaar has been extended and that it's within my rights to receive the service without the card. Those who are not aware of this are forced to take Aadhaar quickly as bank loans are emergency financial aids for a common man. I also haven't filed my tax returns and failed to port my mobile connection.

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I was denied loan even though SC has extended the deadline for Aadhaar
Sudeep J Salim,
Freelance media professional from Thiruvananthapuram

I don't have any plans to take Aadhaar as it intrudes our privacy and violates our fundamental rights. Also, I don't understand why the officials force us to have Aadhaar when it is not yet formally made a mandatory document. A few weeks ago, I had to apply for a loan from a nationalised bank and the first thing they asked me was Aadhaar card number. When I said I don't have one, they denied the loan, quoting that it is mandatory. I had to inform the bank manager about Supreme Court's privacy concerns and that Aadhar is not yet mandatory. Later, they informed me they were unaware of the court's ruling and were told by their 'higher officials' to give financial assistance to customers only after receiving Aadhaar details. It is sad that they are not even aware of what's happening and compel people to submit Aadhaar.