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, March 17, 2019

14075 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 15th March 2019


Aadhaar card tips: Can fraudsters use your 12-digit biometric to open bank account? UIDAI explains
Zee Business
Any individual, irrespective of age and gender, is allowed to obtain an Aadhaar card which comes with 12-digit random numbers provided by Unique ...

Fintech needs a strong identity
India Today
While Aadhaar can be linked with the delivery of benefits and services ... A major highlight of the landmark ruling was that section 57 of the Aadhaar ...

Telangana High Court reserves order on PIL filed against deletion of voters' names
The New Indian Express
On the other hand, standing counsel of ECI Avinash Desai told the court that after the Apex Court's directions to stop using Aadhaar data, the ECI has ...

Cycle project beats poll code but your ride can't start
Times of India
A north corporation official said that people had to download an app called Planet Green Bikes to register themselves using their Aadhaar identity ...

AAP leader foils kidnap bid, shot at
The Tribune
The victim, a Harike resident, said she had come to the town to get her Aadhaar card issued. “A car bearing registration number PB-10 B 7474 blocked ...

Kingpin arrested for forging papers in property fraud
The Tribune
The police have nabbed the kingpin in a fraud case in which he forged documents, including the Aadhaarcard of the original owner, Raj Kamal Banta, ...

Access to data imperative for fintech growth: Finance Secratary
Economic Times
Garg, who is also the economic affairs secretary, said the Supreme Court's Aadhaar verdict, which prohibited fintech companies to use UIDAI ...

Glitch in PayUMoney Gateway Exposes Users' Credit Card Details
The Quint
Dear @rssharma3 This is NOT about #Aadhaar, but your data is being leaked by @PayUmoney I just had to enter your email ID to get your stored card ...

The model code: My advice for the nation
Pune Mirror
My fellow Indians (and also those Bangladeshis who are here illegally but having voter ID and Aadhaar card), the moment has come. Election has ...

Provident Fund litigations likely to reduce after SC verdict on EPF computation, know how to ...
NewsX
Step 3: Aadhaar should be approved and linked to your UAN. Now, check that KYC status you need to go through the Manage—-> KYC. Give a ...

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: Farmers alerts! How to register
Zee Business
5] After filling the application upload the required documents like aadhaar card, aadhaar linked bank details etc. 6] Submit your form by clicking on ...

Now LPG Cylinder To Be Delivered On Your Preferred Date And Time
Goodreturns
... non-subsidized gas connection, the former is available if one has linked one's connection with the unique 12-digit biometric ID aadhaar and is rather ...

Wealth-Creators 2008-2018: Part 7 - The Final 100
Moneylife
This is seventh of the nine-part Top-500 Wealth Creator series published annually by Moneylife. In the previous parts of the study for this year, we ...

Blood Banking Devices Market New Business Opportunities and Investment Research Study ...
Business Herald (press release)
... blood components, developed India's first Aadhaar-based centralized donor authentication and identification application called as D-Health app.

'Spy' taken to Jaisalmer for verification
Times of India
He was taken to main post office also, where, by giving his Aadhaar card, he got the Rs 5,000 sent by western money transfer by the ISI. Khan was ...

iWITNESS: 'I can't leave': An injured woman's plea
Mumbai Mirror
But Harshada insisted on finding her purse first, saying it contained not only money but her phone and Aadhaar card. Haralkar tried to calm her down, ...

Softball trials from today
State Times
... to report at the venue on aforementioned date and time along with copies of date of birth certificates, pan cards and passport or Aadhaar Card.

RRB (MI) Ministerial and Isolated Categories 2019 Application Process: Here's how to Apply Online!
Jagran Josh
iii) Printout of e-Aadhaar (not Photostat/Scanned copy of Aadhaar),. iv) Driving License,. v) PAN card,. vi) Passport,. vii) Identity Card issued by the ...

Delhi police seizes Heroin Worth Rs 332 Crore; arrests 10 People
The Live Mirror
... download their result from the official website of the BPSC. Also Read: How To Check Aadhaar Card Status Online By Mobile Number And Name – ...

Ayushman Bharat a leap in wrong direction: Amartya Sen
The Rahnuma Daily (satire) (press release) (blog)
Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi said while the Right to Information Act was in the ICU, Aadhaar ...
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