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, January 22, 2017

10754 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 20th December 2016



5 smart things to know about Aadhaar-enabled payment system
Economic Times
Customers can find out their account balance, deposit cash, withdraw money and transfer funds to other Aadhaar-linked bank accounts through the ... 
  
Workers can apply for Aadhaar, PAN along with bank accounts in Gurgaon
Hindustan Times
Daily wage workers in Gurgaon who are without bank accounts will get a chance to apply for Aadhaar and PAN cards while opening their accounts, ...





Open your pension account under NPS through eNPS using your own Aadhaar card
Financial Express
The 16-digit unique identification number in your Aadhaar card has become the one point source for all your needs, which is not limited to only an ...
To open New Pension Account use Aadhaar eKYC; all you want to know in brief - Financial Express


Did you know: limitations of RBI's relaxed KYC norms
Livemint
After eKYC came into existence, you could complete the KYC process by sending a picture of your identity proofs, Aadhaar number and a picture of ...





In the news: Pay 10 times the registration fee at AIIMS if you don't have Aadhaar
Scroll.in
Patients at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences who do not have an Aadhaar number will have to pay Rs 100, which is 10 times the ...





DigiDhanMela attracts 9500 people
Economic Times
Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) vendors, merchants (through marketing associations), co-operatives like Kendriya Bhandar and organised ...
DigiDhanMela for Digital Payment Options culminates amid overwhelming response from all - DATAQUEST


BSNL to bring in e-KYC by this month-end for quick activation of mobile SIM card
The Hindu
If you have your Aadhaar card, activating a new BSNL SIM card will soon take only 15 minutes or so. The telecom provider's customer service centres ...





Mumbai Slum Dweller Who Works As An Office Boy Gets Rs 5.4 Crore Income Tax Notice
Indiatimes.com
Investigation revealed that Jaiswal's PAN and Aadhaar cards were used to start four bogus companies—Shayansh Corporation, Gem Redtech, State ...

Office boy, slum-dweller served Rs 5.4 crore tax notice in Mumbai - India TV


Jharkhand Now Home to Its First Two Cashless Panchayats
The Quint
Apart from this, 95 percent payments related to different government schemes must be made through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. And both Dugda ...





Differently abled get special care | Kozhikode NYOOOZ
NYOOOZ
... on Saturday, conducted a special camp for linking the Aadhaar number of the differently abled citizens with their bank accounts as part of the efforts ...





Securing cashless India
Hindu Business Line
There is a plan to make the Aadhaar enabled payment system (AEPS) widespread. AEPS has certain unique safety features — an individual's ...





In Andhra Pradesh villages, demonetisation has deprived the elderly of their pensions
Scroll.in
“I have come for my pension,” she announced. She shook out the limp bag in her hand and proffered a handful of papers, including her Aadhaar card.





What ails govt's Unified Payments Interface?
Business Standard
One simply needs to know the Aadhaar card number or Virtual Payment Address of the receiver. Then, use your thumb to access your bank account ...
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