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, March 14, 2019

14074 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 14th March 2019


Aadhaar Update: New Ordinance Passed, Business to Pay for Aadhaar KYC
India Briefing
Last week, India enacted the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, tweaking the law governing the country's controversial ...

Aadhaar e-KYC holders struggle with last minute investments in ELSS mutual funds
Economic Times
Many Aadhaar-based e-KYC holders are struggling to invest in Equity Linked Saving Schemes or tax-saving schemes as part of their last minute tax ...

2-day Aadhaar training prog held at Leh
Greater Kashmir
With a view to giving a push to the Aadhaar enrolment in Leh district, a two-day training programme for Aadhaar, officials/operators of Leh was ...

Bengaluru: Aadhaar cards dumped in bin, probe ordered
The New Indian Express
Several documents, including Aadhaar cards, were found strewn in a garbage bin in Mandur panchayat limits near Mahadevapura on Tuesday.

Modi Report Card: From Aadhaar To Unemployment, How Many Stars Will You Give BJP?
WTD (blog)
Aadhaar has become an essential part of people's lives giving them a legal identity and it proves the efficiency of the government. According to a ...

Now You Can Book Up To 12 Train Tickets A Month by Linking Aadhaar
The Quint
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the ticketing arm of the Indian Railways, gives users an option to book up to 12 tickets ...

Bhopal: 'Don't use Aadhaar as age proof in crime against children'
Free Press Journal
The investigating officer should give third preference to the ossification, importantly don't use the Aadhaar as the age proof, said the advocate and ...

Switching Jobs? Your PF Can Be Transferred Automatically If You Do This One Thing..
Trak.in (blog)
This is what EPFO websites says: “Members with authenticated Aadhaar and bank details seeded against their UAN can now submit their PF ...

Payments: India's cash conundrum
Euromoney magazine
Secondly, there was Aadhaar, the world's largest biometric ID system, which registers Indian citizens using a 12-digit code. The identification system ...

A French security expert reveals how trolls backing the BJP and Congress fuelled #BoycottSurfExcel
Quartz
Yes, says Alderson who last year found a host of security loopholes in the mobile app for India's biometric programme, Aadhaar. He has also busted ...

IT Minister tells social media firms to prevent abuse
Siliconindia.com
In a stern message to social media platforms, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday that these platforms will have to respect the ...

India: Technology, Media & Telecommunications - Legal Milestones In 2018 And A Look Ahead
Mondaq News Alerts
Union of India (Aadhaar Judgement), substantially curtailed the involvement of the private sector in the Aadhaar ecosystem and the first draft of the ...

Single mum-to-be, 26, 'dies trying to deliver her own baby after watching a 'how-to' YouTube video'
The Sun
"After verifying her details through Aadhaar card, I rented the room to her.” It is unclear why the woman rented the accommodation in Gorakhpur as her ...

Woman dies trying to deliver baby watching YouTube videos - ClickLancashire

Passport online application: How to apply for passport online
The Indian Express
For the documents, applicants can submit their Aadhaar card, birth certificate, PAN card with date of birth or transfer/school leaving/matriculation ...

Activist accused of demanding money
Times of India
Johar selected him for the job for a monthly salary of Rs 25,000 and told him to submit his original documents including his passport, Aadhaar card ...

Afraid Of Stigma, Unmarried Pregnant Woman & Child Dies After Giving Birth While Watching ...
The Logical Indian
The landlord asked for her Aadhaar card and confirmed the room to her. She apparently told the landlord that her mother will come to assist with the ...

Mutual Funds: Choose large-cap funds wisely, some now generate lower returns than BSE 100 index
Financial Express
As the government's JAM trinity (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) connects more and more people to the mainstream financial system, a larger part of ...

Twitter Test Reveals BJP's Troll Army Pushed #BoycottSurfExcel
The Quint
... they are responsible for more than 10 percent of the tweet volume,” tweeted the researcher who is well-known for exposing Aadhaar leaks. He did a ...

UPSEE 2019 registrations to end on March 15; last few days to apply
Careers360
However, information such as name, date of birth, gender, domicile, nationality and Aadhaar card details will not be open for change. UPSEE 2019 will ...

Free Hearing camp
Star of Mysore
Individuals must carry their Aadhaar card, Income Certificate, Disability Certificate and two passports size photographs to avail the free facility.

Wokha's poll officer addresses reporters
Eastern Mirror
... card issued by the ministry of Labour; pension documents with passport; office ID card issued to MP's/MLA's/MLC's; or Aadhaar card, the IPR added.

SC Holds Advocate Guilty of Contempt of Court
The Quint
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 12 March, held advocate Mathews J Nedumpara guilty of contempt for taking a senior lawyer's name to allege that ...

How RBI Helped the Promoter of a Defaulting Power Company RattanIndia Power and Gave Him ...
Moneylife
In the first part of the article, we discussed how the promoter of a bankrupt company RattanIndia Power managed to get a licence to start a ...

Telangana 'Missing Electoral Rolls' Saga: 'Ghost' Of Missing Votes Put To Rest'
#KhabarLive Hyderabad (satire) (press release) (blog)
... deleted 35 lakh voters in the 2015 Aadhaar-EPIC card linkage were re-enrolled, implying that 97% of the names deleted were genuine, Rajat Kumar ...

CEO Mukesh Chandra Sahu Interacts With All Political Parties
The Sentinel Assam
... under the scheme of Ministry of Labour; Pension Document with photograph; Official Identity Cards issued to MPs/ MLAs/ MLCs and Aadhaar Card.

CEO Mukesh Sahu interacts with all political parties in Guwahati, shared modalities of Model Code ...
The Sentinel Assam
... Population Register (NPR); MGNREGA Job Card; Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of MPs/MLAs/MLCs and Aadhaar Card.

Verandah in front of KR Hospital wards turned into parking area!
citytoday
“Poor patients who visit KR Hospital with green card and aadhaar card are fleeced by 'middlemen' who refer them to Aishwarya Hospital at ...
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