AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14124 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 2nd May 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

Friday, May 3, 2019

14124 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 2nd May 2019

New Aadhaar for rural welfare
Economic Times (blog)
Further, in 2014 and 2015, MGNREGA data was linked to Aadhaar, the unique biometric-enabled identity numbers issued to Indian citizens.

What are the documents required to apply for Aadhaar Card?
Economic Times
To apply for Aadhaar, you have to visit the Aadhaar enrolment centre of your choice along with valid documents of proof of identity, address proof and ...

Still Wrought With Controversy
Business Today
Even after the Indian apex court's ruling that Aadhaar can only be used for limited ... Aadhaar linkage, it says, will be voluntary but encouraged.

20 days on, UT cops yet to register FIR
The Tribune
The money was embezzled by changing the Aadhaar numbers of the beneficiaries, resulting into payment to forged Aadhaar-linked accounts.

Missing Voters: I Thought I'd Be Lucky Enough To Vote But My Name Was Deleted, Says Techie
HuffPost India
CHANDIGARH — Thirty-five-year-old California-based software engineer Swaroop felt lucky that he was in India during the elections and that he ...

Did IT Grids access data from state Aadhar repository to obtain details of citizens?
Livemint
SRDH is an Aadhaar-seeded repository of information consolidated from multiple government databases. While the SRDH data was deleted (on ...

RDO submits report on infants' hunger deaths
The Hindu
The family members had taken Aadhaar cards except for two girls, but do not have a ration card, which will now be issued, preferably an Antyodaya ...

Special camp for online engineering counselling
The Hindu
Demand drafts will be accepted only at TNEA Facilitation Centres and Aadhaar number is optional, the release said. The other details required from ...

India: Apple iCard And Its Implication On The Indian Fintech Industry
Mondaq News Alerts
(3) Aadhaar Enabled Payment System: This payment system allows online ... The system works by linking your Aadhaar card to your bank account.

The Promise Of Gender Rights: Primer On The Election Manifestos Of 2019
Feminism in India (blog)
There is a lot of emphasis on Aadhaar and the Jan Dhan Yojana, both of which have been referred to as “successes”, and also the basis for promising ...

Child dies of malnutrition, remedial steps initiated
Times of India
The officials further confirmed that the family did not have ration cards and job cards under the NREGS, while their two children did not have Aadhaar ...

Results for Assam Rifles Technical and Tradesman vacancies out - Check details at www ...
Zee Business
The Assam Rifles has declared and uploaded the result for the recruitment positions of 749 Technical and Tradesman 2018 on April 30 2019.

10 tips for a smooth banking experience
Onmanorama
KYC: The two most important KYC (Know your customer) documents are PAN card and Aadhaar card. Ensure that these two are linked to the back ...

Karnataka: Health cards only after biometric verification
Times of India
... and common service centres to enrol and issue smartcards to beneficiaries only after verifying through an Aadhaar-based biometric system.

Telangana: 35-year-old Abdul Mannan dies in police custody
The Siasat Daily
All the youths presented their Aadhaar cards. Despite producing the relevant documents, they were again taken to an unknown place and a search ...

Underbanked women a focus of Visa, Mastercard's digital strategies
PaymentsSource
Visa and Mastercard are driving digital transactions by financially empowering women in emerging markets who are unbanked but manage their ...

Vistara is hiring! Check who can apply and eligibility criteria
Zee Business
One of India's leading private airlines, Vistara is hiring! The company has announced on its website that it is looking for experienced cabin crew as ...

Pune: Government set to introduce new driving licences, registration certificates
Times of India
... Ravi Shankar Prasad had said that the government is thinking about a law which makes it mandatory to link the Aadhaar card with driving licenses.

NEET 2019 Exam Centres Changed; Admit Card Re-Issued at ntaneet.nic.in Login
AglaSem News
... the NEET 2019 Admit Card, a valid id proof like PAN card/Driving License/Voter ID/Passport/Aadhaar Card (with photograph) /Ration Card/any other ...

Where does India stand in the Artificial Intelligence race?
Devdiscourse
The ruling was the outcome of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, the world's largest biometric ID system. The judgement ...

Greater Tech Adoption to Enhance Ease of Doing Business
NewsPatrolling (press release) (blog)
... apply, can be transformed in ease of doing business and regulatory compliance–if simple authentication tech and eKYC (such as Aadhaar) is used.