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

Monday, March 13, 2017

10896 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 11th March 2017



Public seeks more time to link Aadhaar with ration card
Times of India
MADURAI: The Madurai collector's announcement on Tuesday that March 10 would be the last date for registering Aadhaar number with ration shops ...





Aadhaar not mandatory for getting rations in Jammu and Kashmir till June
The New Indian Express
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that Aadhaar number will not be made mandatory for getting rations in the state till June.





Aadhaar services hit due to software migration
The Hindu
Taking her new mobile number and a piece of document providing proof of her new address, V. Rajalakshmi, a senior citizen and resident of ...





Making Aadhaar mandatory for free midday meals in schools is Orwellian
Economic Times (blog)
Innocent kids know nothing about costs, prices and subsidies, which is what Aadhaar was supposed to be about. What does a 10-year-old know about ...





Till June 2017, Aadhaar not mandatory to get rations
Kasmir Monitor
Jammu, Mar 09: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali on Thursday said that Aadhaar Card is not mandatory ...





Aadhaar linked to 52.95 cr bank accounts: Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Business Standard
The Aadhaar number has been linked to 52.95 crore savings accounts in the public sector banks, regional rural banks and private sector banks, ...
Payment via Aadhaar card to be a reality soon - The Indian Panorama
Linking of Bank Account with Aadhaar - Business Standard


Payment via Aadhaar to be a reality soon
The Tribune
To make a payment, the consumer has to select the bank's name and enter the Aadhaar number. The fingerprint is the password to authenticate the ...
Govt tells RBI to work with stakeholders for PoS roll-out - Livemint
India- Now, make payments via fingerprints? - MENAFN.COM


UPI, Aadhaar Pay, Bharat QR force Paytm, Mobikwik to step up their game
Livemint
E-wallet providers such as Alibaba-backed Paytm, the largest with more than 200 million clients, are adding services to stay a step ahead. Photo: Mint.
How Paytm, Mobikwik and others are changing, courtesy Aadhaar Pay, Bharat QR and more - ETRetail.com


MoPNG's Clarification On Aadhaar Card Requirement For BPL Families Under PMUY
EnergyInfraPost
The Oil Marketing Companies have been ensuringthat no eligible beneficiary is deprived of connection under PMUY for want of Aadhaar number and/ ...





Linking midday meal to Aadhaar wrong
Deccan Herald
The government's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for children to avail midday meals in schools and nutrition under the Integrated Child ...





More than 650 Aadhaar enumerators unpaid for over a year; SMC says 'we have no funds'
Kasmir Monitor
Srinagar, Mar 09: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is yet to pay more than 650 Aadhaar enumerators, who allege that the delay in payments ...





Pensioners told to apply for Aadhaar card to receive pension
Tehelka
The ministry has issued a notification making Aadhaar mandatory for pensioners to receive pension. The pensioners number approximately 25 lakh.





Clarification regarding Aadhaar for patients at GBPH
The Echo of India
In a recent media news that Aadhaar card is made mandatory to register a patient to the G B Pant Hospital is not correct. Patients are requested to add ...





Benefits of ICDs to continue sans Aadhaar: Govt
Millennium Post
Clearing its stand over mandatory use of Aadhaar card for availing the benefits of centrally funded schemes, Central government on Thursday ...
Govt says has no plans to introduce direct cash transfers in child development services - Livemint


Atishay Limited have been awarded Aadhaar Authentication Agency license by the UIDAI
Equity Bulls
Through AUA license, it is now possible to validate the identity of a person electronically by using their Aadhaar number and given details.
UIDAI to up authentication capacity to 10 crore transactions per day - The Indian Express
UIDAI to add data handling capacity - Telangana Today





IT dept app to track refunds; plans issuing PAN in real time
Zee News
"Income Tax department is considering issuing of Permanent Account Number (PAN) on a real time basis using Aadhaar's e-KYC facility. The proposal ...
Real-time issuance of PAN soon - Odisha Sun Times


We're using digital infrastructure to reboot govt: Arvind Gupta, head of IT unit, BJP
Livemint
BJP's Arvind Gupta says JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and mobile) helped the government save $7.5 billion in slippages over the past two years.





IT Minister for maintaining data privacy, use of analytics
Deccan Chronicle
"In India, 1.08 billion mobile phones, 60 million smartphones are a data, 112 billion Aadhaar is a data but on the other side, it is an equally important ...





Dispose of all applications in two months: Kagodu Thimmappa
Times of India
The Aadhaar seeding process is complete on 1,06,085 beneficiaries' accounts with a progress rate of 88.27%. While the department is yet to collect ...





79 crore people reaping benefits of cheap foodgrain: Paswan
Press Trust of India
Responding to members' concerns, Paswan also said that though the government wanted increased usage of Aadhaar, if a person does not have the ...





House plugs loopholes in new land acquisition Bill
The Tribune
The Vidhan Sabha today passed 12 Bills, including the Haryana Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) ...
Haryana House passes bill: 3 year jail, fine for those who damage state roads - The Indian Express


Fresh-Off-The-Boat NRI? This Website Has the Tips You'll Need
The Quint
Getting yourself that all-important Aadhaar card should be a top priority. I remember standing in an unending line for mine. If only I had Mani's guide ...





'We have collaborated with UIDAI to get genuine profiles'
Financial Express
We allow users to create profile only if they submit Aadhaar card details with us or provide us any other identity document like passport, driving license ...





University Grants Commission (UGC) Directs Universities To Upload PhD Scholars Data In Two ...
NDTV
The universities are required to provide details such as the name of the supervisor, Aadhaar number of the student, mode of PhD, research topic, ...





New midday meal norms 'inhuman'
The Hindu
Teachers and Anganwadi workers in Rajasthan have spoken out against the Centre's recent decision to link the midday meal scheme to Aadhaar, ...
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