AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14047 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 13th Feb 2019

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

Thursday, February 14, 2019

14047 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 13th Feb 2019

MobiOcean Selects NEXT Biometrics Fingerprint Technology for AadhaarPayment Solution
PRNewswire (press release)
The MobiOcean POS solution facilitates Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) applications for government authorities and merchants allowing ...

Aadhaar mismatch leaves elderly without monthly pension in Karnataka
The New Indian Express
He has now approached the district Aadhaar coordination office and submitted a request with the regional office of UIDAI to get his year of birth ...

Aadhaar amendment bill: Here's why you need to be concerned
Citizen Matters
The Rajya Sabha has listed The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for consideration and passage in the budget session of February ...

5 New Features Added to Aadhaar by UIDAI
News Nation
Aadhaar has become one of the most important government identity proofs today. UIDAI, the 12-digitAadhaar number issuing body, has generated ...

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Unaudited Financial Results For The Quarter Ended On 31St ...
The Hindu BusinessLine
With reference to above subject and in compliance with the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby ...

RS adjourned sine die; Citizenship, Triple Talaq & Aadhaar Amendment Bills…
India Legal
The controversial Bills had been passed by the Lok Sabha owing to the BJP's brute majority in the lower house of Parliament. As the Rajya Sabha ...

UIDAI now says arrested man only attempted to misuse biometrics
Times of India
Neither the former Aadhaar operator Vikram's complaint nor UIDAI's complaint or the FIRs filed on their basis had any mention of such an attempt.

While startups are getting harassed, India's taxman is turning a blind eye to the evading builders
Business Insider India
Around 95% of India's real estate builders and agents have never shared filed income tax returns or shared their tax details with the Registrar of ...

2 lakh students get double allowance, 7 lakh zilch
The Tribune
In 2016, the Education Department had started crediting the allowance to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of students. The uniform allowance is given ...

Parliament highlights: PM Modi takes veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, says 'no earthquakes during ...
The Indian Express
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, is also likely to be tabled today. Also read | Citizenship and triple talaq Bills will lapse if no ...

Register physical mandate to keep SIPs in force after 15 February
Livemint
What this means for a mutual fund investor is that the original mandate based on Aadhaar will become void and the debit instruction that was provided ...

Rs6.5cr unaccounted for in loan given to Indore farmers
Times of India
... eligible farmers have been asked to submit application through green forms (in case applicant's bank account is linked with Aadhaar) and white ...

Interview: Aim to break even in the next 18-24 months, says Fino Payments Bank EVP
Financial Express
In addition to CASA, domestic remittances, Micro ATMs and AePS (Aadhaar enabled payment system) transactions as well as cross selling of life and ...

AIIMS Jodhpur clerk, data operator admit card released; how to download
The Indian Express
According to official notice, candidates also need to bring Aadhaar card/ other government approved identity card such as PAN card, driving license ...