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, December 21, 2018

13988 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 20th December 2018



Companies violating Aadhaar card norms may soon be fined by UIDAI
Livemint
New Delhi: Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI is proposed to assume a regulatory role with enhanced power to take enforcement actions on misuse of ...

Aadhaar amendments: New offences to attract steep fines, 10-year jail - Economic Times

Companies insisting on Aadhaar to face Rs 1 crore fine, jail for staff - Times of India

Aadhaar repackaged - The Hindu BusinessLine


Fintech companies seek access to Aadhaar
Economic Times
BENGALURU: Financial service providers are looking forward to regaining access to Aadhaar-based verification after the Union Cabinet said it would ...

Fintech companies hope to revive Aadhaar verification; seek govt help - Business Today

Fintech cos seek access to Aadhaar after Cabinet's nod to amend Act: Report - Moneycontrol.com

Fintech Companies Write To Govt Seeking Inclusion In Aadhaar Amendment - Inc42 Media


Aadhaar Seva Kendras to be operational by August 2019, says Minister of State for Electronics and ...
Financial Express
The proposed Aadhaar Seva Kendras, which will facilitate appointment-based enrolment, update and other miscellaneous services around the ...





Scamster Nigerian has an Aadhaar card!
Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Investigation into a Nigerian scam has led local cops to a shocking discovery — foreign nationals can get Aadhaar card, a unique ...





Aadhaar to be voluntary for mobiles, bank accounts after Cabinet approves amendments: Explainer
Qrius
By Elton Gomes. The Cabinet, on Monday, approved amendments seeking legal support for sharing of Aadhaar information for new mobile numbers ...

Rs 1 Cr Fine And Jail For Companies Insisting For Aadhaar - Andhrawishesh (blog)


Aadhaar 'mandatory' to enter colonies
Times of India
“They insist on Aadhaar card or some other ID proof before allowing me into the colony. Are we terrorists?” she wonders. Though the MoD did not ...





Children below five years of age can enrol for Aadhaar from home
The Hindu
Now, children below five years of age from across Tamil Nadu can enrol for Aadhaar from home and need not go to an enrolment centre, thanks to the ...

Government launches Aadhaar enrolment for kids below 5 - The Hans India


Delhi Releases Pensions Pending for Want of Aadhaar Linking
The Sentinel Assam
New Delhi: All pensions, which were not released earlier as the beneficiaries' Aadhaar cards were not linked to the National Payments Corporation of ...





New Delhi: Heavy penalties to firms that insist on Aadhaar card or misuse it
Daijiworld.com
Attempts to misuse Aadhaar data will invite a penalty of Rs 50 lac and jail term of 10 years. The stringent measures are being adopted by the ...





French hacker who found Aadhaar bugs says Indian developers can't code, can't think: 10 things ...
India Today
Because he is the person who found bugs in India's massive Aadhaar project and challenged UIDAI. His views apparently do matter. Alderson talked ...





Companies insisting on Aadhaar to invite Rs 1 crore fine
Yahoo India News
In a big relief to common man, now no private entities such as telecom companies and banks are allowed to make Aadhaar card mandatory. Aadhaar ...





EC seeks Law Ministry's views on voter ID-Aadhaar seeding
The Tribune
Notwithstanding the Supreme Court's ruling on Aadhaar making it must only for PAN cards, filing ITRs and for welfare schemes, the Election ...





CM Edappadi K Palaniswami gives out Aadhaar kits, laptops
Times of India
The chief minister also distributed Aadhaar kits, comprising, laptop, tablet and biometric equipment to 434 child development project officers to enrol ...







Deshhit: Aadhaar card not mandatory for Bank accounts, SIM Cards
Zee News
This segment of Zee News brings to you latest updates. 12-digit unique ID is no longer mandatory for availing services like banking or mobile SIM ...





A hydra-headed monster?
The New Indian Express
Forced as a “Money Bill”, which can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha (Rajya Sabha cannot make amendments to such bills), Aadhaar Bill, 2016 ...





Despite Numerous Reports, Centre Says No Starvation Deaths Brought to Its Notice
The Wire
The special mention to Jharkhand is because over the last two years, particularly since Aadhaar was linked to welfare schemes, the state's public ...





Aadhaar alert: Aadhaar Seva Kendras to be operational by August 2019, says IT Minister Ahluwalia
Times Now
New Delhi: The proposed Aadhaar Seva Kendras, which will facilitate appointment-based enrolment, update and other miscellaneous services ...





Telangana govt to identify Aasara beneficiaries with voter id, raises privacy concerns
The News Minute
Researchers point out that when the information contained in a voter id card is combined with the Aadhaar data, it gives any state government a profile ...





Farm loan waiver: Tech to help check malpractice
Times of India
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has developed software to check misuse of the loan waiver scheme by linking disbursals to Aadhaar ...





Here are the most controversial data breaches of 2018 that affected Indian users
Business Insider India
The year started off with a massive breach of Aadhaar data in January that allegedly exposed nearly 1.1 billion citizen records from across India.





Tax changes in 2018 that have affected your personal finances
Economic Times
The Supreme Court in its judgement on Aadhaar has upheld Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act. According to this section, it is mandatory for ...

All the financial deadlines of 2019 you need to know - Economic Times


10 landmark SC verdicts of 2018: From gay sex to euthanasia, these judgements empowered India
Moneycontrol.com
Constitutional validity of Aadhaar | Date of verdict: September 26 | The Supreme Court upheld the Constitutional validity of Aadhaar, but limited the ...





Smartphones with CAS distributed to Tamil Nadu anganwadi workers
The New Indian Express
The phones are distributed at a cost of Rs 59.2 crore, along with 1,302 Aadhaar kits that have been distributed to 434 child development offices for ...





Parliament's winter session on, but parties more in election mode
Economic Times
The government is concerned about the passage of the Aadhaar amendment bill that seeks to amend the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money ...
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