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

Sunday, June 3, 2018

13635 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 2nd June 2018



Why is UIDAI giving 'targets' to banks for #Aadhaar enrolment?
Moneylife
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has reportedly halved the daily minimum Aadhaar enrolment targets for stipulated bank branches ...





Express Impact: Kozhikode Corporation removes Aadhaar data from its website
The New Indian Express
A day after 'Express' reported Aadhaar data leakage through Kozhikode Corporation's website, authorities have removed the data from the public ...





Aadhaar has equal or more value than civic body certificates, says Delhi high court
Hindustan Times
The Delhi high court bench also said it differed from an earlier Madras high court ruling which had said that the Aadhaar card could not be used as ...





SIM swap becomes the new threat on cyber crime front
Times of India
The caller asked her to share her 20-digit SIM number and her Aadhaar number, which she provided. However, what she didn't realise was that her ...





Demand for more Aadhaar enrolment centres in Vasco
Oherald
VASCO: Since Aadhaar has become a vital document for a lot of services, including for filing income tax returns, the centre in Vasco that provides ...





Get BBMP's K9 version of Aadhaar. It's mandatory
Bangalore Mirror
By Abhinaya Mohan Registration of pets will be compulsory; canines will get a chip, will be tracked. Even as the nation debates about the efficacy and ...





This app lets you review politicians, and it's aptly called 'Neta'
Business Today
Users can also feed in their Aadhaar number and the app then verifies the user against UIDAI APIs. However, Mittal also concedes that there is a 4% ...





India, Singapore to set up joint working group on Fintech
United News of India
“Digital India and the successful implementation of Aadhaar across India offers tremendous potential to develop FinTech services. India is a significant ...





Self-employment Schemes
Economic and Political Weekly
Missing Aadhaar and bank account numbers were frequently reported. The absence of minimum validity controls in OBMMS software to recognise and ...





Poor kids to receive free med assistance
The Asian Age
Meanwhile, to avail free medical assistance the patients' parents need to submit their ration card, Aadhaar card and income certificate.





How digital banking is fast, cheap and productive
Business Line
Fincare SFB offers 101, a digital savings account that can be opened online in five minutes using Aadhaar based e-KYC. Fincare's 101 customers get ...





Jan sunwai sammelan held
The Arunachal Times
Besides this, Aadhaar enrollment was done, free health check-up was provided, and anti-rabies vaccines administered to the people during the ...





Pensioners told to submit life certificate
News Today
A press release said, 'The process of submission of the certificate is hassle free and can be done by submitting Aadhaar based Jeevan Pramaan Patra ...





Taxman To Pay Up To Rs 1 Crore Reward For Tip-Offs On Unaccounted Wealth
BloombergQuint
Identities of the informants would be kept anonymous, but the form asks individuals to mention their name, address, contact number, Aadhaar number, ...

Modi govt intensified crackdown, introduces 'Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018' - OpIndia


IRCTC VIKALP scheme extended to passengers booking tickets from counters
Times of India
The IRCTC, or the online arm of the Indian Railways, has tweaked its VIKALP scheme. The scheme will not be extended passengers who booked ...





The paradigm is shifting and India's Tech DNA is becoming nationalistic
YourStory.com
UPI, IMPS, BHIM, Aadhaar, and GST are set to transform the lives of 1.4 billion Indians and while stabilisation may take time, these initiatives - along ...





Copycats of Patanjali's Kimbho app crop up on Google Play Store
Moneycontrol.com
He is also a vocal critic of the security and privacy issues around Aadhaar, India's controversial identity programme. He took on Ramdev's latest ...

French Security Expert Exposes “Kimbho”: “I Can Access The Messages of All Users” - Fossbytes


Govt trying to get snooping software to monitor social media: Singhvi
Times of India
Singhvi said that several instances like Namo App and Aadhaar data leak had made it quite evident that the Centre is violating the privacy of citizens.

Social media hub: Congress accuses Centre of trying to snoop on citizens - The New Indian Express

Congress raises citizen snoop alarm - The Telegraph India
Cong slams Centre for tool to track social media activity - Mumbai Mirror


After Mukkabaaz, actor Vineet Kumar Singh signs up for Manish Mundra's Adhar
Cinestaan.com
He added, "Taking a cue from the film's title Adhar, there are two aspects to it — one: it means base and the other is the Aadhaar card and we are ...





Telangana clocks IT exports of ₹93422 cr in 2017-18
Business Line
Meanwhile, the State launched an Aadhaar-based attendance system in 10,000 schools to plug the leakages in social welfare hostels and ensure ...

IT exports pegged at ₹93000 cr. - The Hindu


NIA seizes 4000 kg gelatin explosives from Bokaro
The Quint
New Delhi/Ranchi June 1 (IANS) Three days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seized a huge cache of arms from Jharkhand's Bokaro, the ...

Huge cache of arms seized from Jhumra - Daily Pioneer

4000 kg of explosives seized by security agencies from Jharkhand - India Today


Hry issues guidelines for centralised online admission in colleges
Daily Pioneer
Aadhaar number and bank account number would be mandatory for all applicants, the spokesman said. All candidates would be intimated for all ...





Youth, woman end lives by jumping before train
The New Indian Express
They said from an Aadhaar card found from the youth's body it appeared that he was Ashish Mahato (18) of Purulia in West Bengal. They said the ...





From Khan Market to Kairana: A socialite socialist speaks
DailyO
Thank God I protested against Aadhaar — such an invasion of my privacy, you know!). Anyway, 'The Emergency' got over after a bunch of dudes, ...





Getting furniture on rent? Follow these pointers
Livemint
You have to provide your identity proof, including Aadhaar, permanent account number (PAN) and passport, during the transaction. The process ...





Army drill shuts Cantonment road: Traffic stops, civilians fume
Times of India
Everywhere on the roads, they are demanding Aadhaar cards and RC books like police. They are not following orders issued by t
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