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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, August 21, 2015

8572 - Suvidhaa Infoserve makes e-KYC easy -

Suvidhaa Infoserve makes e-KYC easy

Aadhar and biometrics to replace paper work completely, in talks with KRAs, mutual fund houses to work as a facilitator

Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai

August 19, 2015 Last Updated at 16:34 IST

Technology company Suvidhaa Infoserve is in talks with a large KYC (know your customer) Registration Agency (KRA) and a couple of large mutual fund houses for providing its latest technology for e-KYC (electronic KYC).

The technology developed by Suvidhaa is unique in itself and first of its kind in India which requires only Aadhar number and biometrics (thumb impression) to get entire details about the customer within few minutes. Through this digitized process, the service providers like financial institutions, banks, mutual funds and stock broking firms do not require a cumbersome process of physical papers of KYC.

"Suvidhaa is in advanced level of talks with one large SEBI-empenalled KRA and a couple of large mutual fund houses to work as a facilitator of e-KYC," Paresh Rajde, founder of Suvidhaa, said without divulging names considering sensitivity.

Suvidhaa backed e-KYA, an IPR driven technology, was developed with an investment of around Rs 6.5 crore. The company is envisaging earnings through this service along with other services provided to customers.

Engaged in digital services of remittances and payments, Suvidhaa has attracted investment from Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry. The company also securing three series of funding from globally acclaimed investors viz., Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), Reliance Capital (ADA Group), IFC, the World Bank Group and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Suvidhaa is today the largest non-bank entity offering domestic remittance service in India with over a million transactions a month.

The company has also applied for Payments Bank licence to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With a footprint of over 80,000 touch points across India offering neighbourhood convenience to over 28mn unique customers annually, Suvidhaa today is one of the leading payments management company in India with remittances of over Rs 8000 crore annually.

The company's Suvidhaa e-KYC is very simple. Once the Aadhar number and biometrics is punched into the system, they get verified from Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on real time basis.

"We are just a facilitator. KRAs are the custodians of data compiled of customers. Going forward our service can be used by KRAs on outsourcing basis for which we would become just a channelizing partner," said Rajde

In October 2013, SEBI announced that it would accept e-KYC service of UIDAI as a valid proof of identity and address for opening accounts with brokerage firms, mutual funds, portfolio managers and other capital market entities. UADAI is the Central government agency responsible for collection, registration and maintenance of data for Aadhaar card and issuance of the cards to citizens.

Riding on the Aadhar e-KYC, Axis Bank launched Axis Bank - Suvidhaa Prepaid Card early this year.