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

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

10777 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 4th January 2017

Aadhaar Articles Dated 4th January 2017


Aadhaar,update 4 Januar2017


Chandigarh: UT launches Jan Dhan Aadhaar mobile application for property registration
The Indian Express
The Aadhaar cards of property owners will be linked and details of all the properties that are registered in Chandigarh will appear on the app.


In India, even cows to queue up for Aadhaar-like cards
Business Standard
In an innovative move, the government of India has initiated a drive to tag AADHAAR-like identification numbers to cattle so that they are vaccinated on ...

Now, cows and buffaloes in India to get Aadhaar-like identification cards – Find details here - Zee News

88 Million Cows And Buffaloes Across India Will Get Their Own Version Of Aadhaar ID! - Indiatimes.com


IDFC Bank launches Aadhaar Pay for fingerprint-based digital payments
Biometric Update
IDFC Bank has launched an app called Aadhaar Pay that is designed to help the millions of Indian citizens without a smartphone to make digital ...


Aadhaar Card 2000+ Jobs Notified, 10th/12th & Graduates Qualified Can Apply
Jagran Josh
As per UIDAI there are 2000+ jobs vacant for 10th/ 12th and Graduates qualified to apply for Aadhaar Jobs. As per the sources, UIDAI has invited ...





BHIM app explained: Here's what this new UPI-based app does
The Indian Express
The BHIM app is supposed to support Aadhaar-based payments, where transactions will be possible with just a fingerprint impression, but that facility ...

Things to know about BHIM App - Big Wire, news that matters


490 children out of school: survey
The Hindu
In fact, it was to track these missing students that the State hit upon the idea to use Aadhaar cards for the purpose. With the help of the Aadhaar ...


Delay hits education department's selfie 'trick'
Times of India
Along with the picture, students' names and corresponding Aadhaar card numbers also have to be uploaded on the Saral website. After following the ...


Four things India can look forward to in 2017
Scroll.in
We analyse our progress since and predict an increased focus on renewables, more reliable power supply to villages, growing spread of Aadhaar ...





Indian state govt trials fingerprint polling
Planet Biometrics
Aadhaar-card based fingerprint recognition identification technology will be used on an experimental basis in local government polls in India.





Mumbai: Digi Dhan Mela held to promote cashless payment
Governance Now (blog)
As many as 60 stalls of Aadhaar enabled payment system (AEPS) vendors, merchants associations, Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra operators, fair price ...





Phonebanking gaining currency in masses as govt rolls out incentives
Economic Times
Those who make payments through RuPay cards, Aadhaar-Enabled Payment Systems (AEPS), USSD and UPI qualify for the lottery. Around Rs 1.5 ...





India will be next superpower as far as digital transactions are concerned: NITI Aayog CEO ...
NewsX
Amitabh Kant also said that shortly with Aadhaar pay, "everyone who has a smartphone, will actually become a walking ATM. For those with GSM ...





'Volume of digital payments up 20 times'
Times of India
Currently, we have debit and credit card acceptance through the Payworld app, and in the pipeline are Aadhaar-based payments (via Aadhaar ...





Regional rural bank targets 9 digital villages
Hindu Business Line
Urging the villagers to make use of digitised banking activities for speedy and safer transactions, he said smartphones, Aadhaar-enabled bank ...





Andhra CM lauds note ban on Modi dais
Calcutta Telegraph
He also highlighted -his efforts of the past 55 days in promoting cashless payments through card machines, Aadhaar-linked mobile pay apps and ...





Indian government's dream of a digital economy has many speedbreakers
ETAuto.com
Though as part of the JAM trinity (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile), the government not only opened accounts for every household, it is also pushing to ...





BHIM power: App set to become universal DigitalPay app
Financial Express
... to the earphone jack of her/his smart-phone, and a person with an Aadhaar-linked bank account can simply put her/his thumb-print on the scanner.





Cashless health cover for 15L state employees, pensioners
ETHealthworld.com
... will only have to go to the listed centre and give a thumb impression on a biometric reader to avail the facility (the system is linked to Aadhaar card).
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