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 17, 2019

14134 - Aadhaar Articles dated 16th May 2019


How do you check your Aadhaar card status?
Moneycontrol.com
The 12-digit unique identification number, Aadhaar, is issued by the Government of India, and is mandatory for filing income tax returns. It is also ...

4 ways to link PF account with Aadhaar
Economic Times
Linking your Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account with Aadhaar can help speeding up the claim settlement process. The Employees' Provident ...

Aadhaar may get deactivated under these circumstances; here's how to check status
Times Now
New Delhi: Aadhaar has become the most important document. The 12-digit identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India ...

Aadhaar rule hits 10k Barmer farmers seeking loan waiver
Hindustan Times
Recently, the government made the verification of Aadhaar details mandatory for the loan waiver. This provision has created hurdles for lakhs of ...

An ill-advised move to make Aadhaar-based punching system in govt offices
Onmanorama
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has made Aadhaar-based attendance mandatory for all government offices in the state.

San Francisco bans agencies from using facial recognition technology
MediaNama.com
More controversially, facial recognition is used with the Aadhaar scheme. Last August, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which runs ...

'Satyagraha' threat by IAS officer works, FIR lodged
The Tribune
The embezzlement took place by changing the Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries, resulting in payment to forged Aadhaar-linked accounts.

Sonipat: Accountant booked for Rs 3.5 crore scholarship fraud
Times of India
Kumar is responsible for changing Aadhaar numbers which led to payment in the wrong bank accounts,” the report said. The report recommended the ...

How conversations around social issues shaped this decade
Forbes India
Fought mostly on social media, India's #MeToo movement brought the establishment to its knees. While skeletons tumbled out of corporate cabinets, ...

Micro ATM service to ease cash crunch
OrissaPOST
Interestingly, the micro ATM machine can also dispense cash to a citizen who can produce his/her Aadhaarnumber. By authenticating the Aadhaar ...

Kidney racket probe exposes hospital-middlemen links
The Hindu
In all the cases unearthed so far, approval seems to have been bypassed and the documents of the donors, such as Aadhaar, were forged to prove ...

An initiative to assist families of prisoners
The Hindu
... would also help the familieis get birth certificates, Aadhaar cards, ration cards, old age pension, school admissions and educational assistance.

Spice Money achieves Gross Transactional Value of INR 2400 crore in April exclusively
BW Businessworld
Spice Money, in addition to its Aadhaar Based payment system, has added a Mini-ATM feature that enables users to carry out debit-card based ...

2 held for siphoning off money from bank a/cs of villagers
Times of India
... Gupta and Geeta — fraudulently transferred money from the account of applicants by stealing their Aadhaar card number, mobile number and OTP.

Opinion | The wisdom we have gained from the past five years
Livemint
Check their NRC evidence or Aadhaar, and if they don't have it, call them termites. As farmers shall sow, others shall reap. The farmer has little and ...

Government highlights slow deployment of PoS devices
Times Now
... payment facilities such as National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT), Immediate Payment Services (IMPS), Aadhaar-enabled Payments (AePS) and ...

5 Rohingyas arrested in Guwahati Railway Station
Eastern Mirror
Fake Aadhaar cards, cigarettes, white coffee, made in the neighbouring country, were also recovered from their possession, they said. The five ...

Government manages only 16% of its target in PoS deployment in rural regions
Entrackr
At present, the modes of digital payments operation in the country include UPI, Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AEPS), digital wallets, IMPS and ...

UGC NET Admit Card 2019 delayed; Now to be Available on 27 May
AglaSem News
Along with the hard copy of the admit card candidates also have to carry passport size photograph and one valid photo ID proof (aadhaar card, pan ...

Hapur Horror: No criminal cases in victim's Hapur village in two years
Outlook India
He has also provided her Aadhaar card which says she was born in 1991. "Then in the second marriage affidavit, she has mentioned that her first ...

Hapur rape horror: 'Ashamed over false claims made by my daughter'
Times of India
While in the FIR, her birth year has been mentioned as 2001, which makes her 18 years old, her Aadhaarcard -- a copy of which is with TOI -- shows ...

You can get PAN card in just 48 hours - Do this ASAP
Zee Business
These can be your birth certificate, driving license, Aadhaar card, passport, electricity bill and ration card. Apart from this, you must provide your mobile ...

Here Are Documents That are Required for Personal Loan Procedure
The New Indian Express
You need to submit KYC documents like Aadhaar card, passport, voter ID card, and driving license. ✓ The employee ID card of the organization where ...

What Is Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF)?
Goodreturns
Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) is a voluntary contribution towards one's retirement fund beyond the mandatory limit. If you are salaried individual, you ...

RPF Constable Group C Admit Card and Second Merit List Released
AglaSem News
The identity proof can be aadhaar Card, Driving License, Voter id, PAN Card, Passport, etc. No candidates can appear for the exam without the ...

As Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Shares Rose, Monarch Capital Management Has Upped Its Stake ...
The EN Herald
Some Historical FB News: 22/03/2018 – The Quint: #Aadhaar BREAKING: UIDAI CEO tells the Supreme Court that “100% biometric authentication is ...
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