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

Monday, March 11, 2019

14070 - Aadhaar ASrticls Dated 10th March 2019


Aadhaar Based-KYC To Come At A Price For Private Companies Says UIDAI
Inc42 Media
Latest Aadhaar amendment gives conditional access of personal data to private cos. This data will now be charged at INR 20 per transaction, UIDAI ...

Startup Policy Rundown: Nagaland's Startup Policy, Aadhaar Ordinance, Software Product Policy ...
Inc42 Media
Nagaland Startup Policy 2019 aims to house 500 startups in next 5 years. President approves Aadhaar and other laws amendment Ordinance.

Now, Aadhaar charges for eKYC and authentication services for entities; Full details here
Financial Express
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has recently issued a notification stating new pricing ofAadhaar Authentication Services under ...

'India Needs Banks In Underserved Areas, Not Aadhaar, To Deliver Direct Benefit Transfers'
IndiaSpend
Aadhaar and its use are a debated issue with critics pointing to its vulnerabilities and issues. As many as 164Aadhaar-related frauds had been ...

Businesses need to pay up to ₹20 for using Aadhaar services: UIDAI
The Hindu
“Aadhaar authentication services shall be charged at the rate of ₹20 (including taxes) for each e-KYC transaction and ₹0.50 (including taxes) for each ...

Aadhaar seeding: NPCI working on platform to enable banks to check status via AePS
Financial Express
The NPCI is working on a platform to enable banks to check the Aadhaar seeding status of a customer on their behalf through Aadhaar-enabled ...

SC asks petitioner seeking Aadhaar-linked voter identity to go to EC first
The Indian Express
The Supreme Court on Friday asked a petitioner, who sought a direction to link the voter identity withAadhaar to ensure free and fair polls, to move the ...

News Blast: Businesses to pay for using Aadhaar services
Business Today
Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport wins the prestigious ASQ award, businesses need to pay up to Rs 20 for using Aadhaar services and ...

Govt move to charge us for Aadhaar e-KYC to make services costly: Industry
Business Standard
The government's decision to charge private companies for Aadhaar authentication has not gone down well with the industry, which argues that the ...

Banks will have to pay Rs 20 for full Aadhaar eKYC, 50 paisa for Yes and No authentication: Sources
Zee Business
Private parties may soon have to pay Rs 20 for using Aadhaar data for full eKYC. They will also have to pay Rs 0.50 for using Aadhaar in the case of a ...

UIDAI makes specific consent must for schemes
Times of India
HYDERABAD: With the Aadhaar data leak embroiled into a bigger controversy, it has now emerged that all state government agencies must take ...

Your PAN card may become useless after 22 days! Do this before the deadline
Zee Business
Yes, it is possible if you do not link it with Aadhaar within the next 22 days (i.e. ... The last date for linking PAN card with Aadhaar is 31st March 2019.

A Gravely Flawed Ordinance
India Today
A little over five months ago (on September 26, 2018), the Supreme Court rendered its landmark verdict on the Aadhaar Act, declaring, among other ...

Tablets for 2650 Akshaya entrepreneurs in State
The Hindu
Inaugurating the distribution of tablets, Mr. Ravindranath said these would help the Akshaya entrepreneurs provide services such as Aadhaar ...

'What is privacy when it comes to voter list?'
Times of India
Referring to the request to delete Aadhaar details from voter lists, the counsel said that ECI is not usingAadhaar details of individuals ever since ...

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Independent Directors Meeting Dated ...
The Hindu BusinessLine
AADHAAR VENTURES INDIA LTD.has informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 18/03/2019 ,inter alia, ...

The imperial cabinet and an acquiescent court
The Hindu
These are the court's findings on the legal status of “money bills” (a part of its Aadhaar judgment), and its judgment on the distribution of power ...

A systematic erosion of privacy
The Hindu BusinessLine
What is key in the Aadhaar Act is the use of the phrase “not being authorised by the authority” (Section 38). In other words, if the Authority, in its ...

'Stolen' data used for political purpose?
The New Indian Express
... not revealed) - have allegedly obtained Aadhaar data of people of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and utilised it in knowing political preferences of ...

Cabinet approves policy on software products to create 3.5 million jobs
Chandler Caller
Aadhaar The amendments approved are the same as those in the Bill proposed in January, which suggested changes in us Act and the Prevention of ...

T-Wallet processes Rs1,000 cr
Telangana Today
It uses two factor authentication, through Aadhaar plus biometric or Aadhaar plus OTP to Aadhaar linked mobile number and is designed for high and ...

BJP Website Down For The Third Day, May Be Back Up By Tomorrow
NDTV
French security researcher who goes by the name of Elliot Alderson and who published Aadhaar data leaks in the past, tweeted: "The official website ...

Men Who Attacked Kashmiri Traders Claim Links With BJP, Party Denies
NDTV
They asked for our Aadhaar cards," Mohammed Afzal Naik told the media and the police, reliving the traumatic moments of Wednesday morning.


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