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

Saturday, March 25, 2017

10912 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 22nd March 2017



Aadhaar must to file IT returns and apply for PAN card; cap on cash transaction lowered to Rs 2 lakh
Hindustan Times
The government decided on Tuesday to lower the legal limit on cash transaction from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 2 lakh, and make Aadhaar number mandatory ...
Aadhaar To Be Made Mandatory For Filing Returns, PAN Applications - NDTV
Aadhaar must for filing tax returns, PAN applications - The Indian Express
Aadhaar to be made mandatory for filing IT return, applying for PAN card - The Indian Express


Cap on cash transactions, Aadhaar must for IT returns: Govt moves 40 proposals to curb blackmoney
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government today proposed to lower cap for cash transactions to Rs 2 lakh from April 1, make biometric identifier Aadhaar ...
Centre plans to link PAN and Aadhaar - Deccan Chronicle
QBiz: Cash Cap Down To Rs 2 Lakh; Aadhaar Must For IT Returns - The Quint
Govt seeks to reduce cap on cash deals from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 2 lakh - Times of India


Aadhaar to be must for IT returns
The Hindu
The NDA government has proposed to make Aadhaar mandatory for individuals to apply for a PAN (Permanent Account Number) card and file income ...





Gujarat: Poor Aadhaar seeding, transaction failures hold back digitisation of PDS
The Indian Express
“The state of Gujarat has already implemented AePS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System)-based digital payment in all fair price shops. However, the ...





Linking of Aadhaar with ration cards temporarily stopped
The Hindu
Even as a large number of people were running from pillar to post to link Aadhaar and 'unblock' their ration cards that were earlier blocked for ...





Authentication for payment with Aadhaar crosses 500 crore
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Despite a slowdown in Aadhaar-enabled payment authentication in February , authentication using the unique identification number has ...
No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India's biometric scheme - The Guardian


Maha govt makes Aadhaar mandatory for crop insurance schemes
Outlook India
Mumbai, Mar 21 The Maharashtra government has made Aadhaar mandatory to farmers for availing crop insurance schemes from the next Kharif ...





'Will Jaitley Fall Ill Tomorrow?' Asks Jairam Ramesh After Discussion On Aadhaar Put Off
Outlook India
Ramesh said members had two days back got an official notice from the Rajya Sabha secretariat on a discussion being listed on Aadhaar on ...





Morning Brief: Aadhaar To Be Made Mandatory For Tax Returns; Yogi Vows Riot-Free UP; Go ...
Swarajya
New Push To Make Aadhaar A Must For Filing Tax Returns: The Union government on Tuesday proposed to make Aadhaar card mandatory for filing ...





Haryana Government To Implement Aadhaar Based Attendance For Government College Employees
NDTV
New Delhi: From April 1, 'Aadhar' enabled biometric attendance will become mandatory for teachers and other employees in all the government aided ...
Government proposes to make Aadhaar card compulsory for these two important services - ABP Live
From April 1, Aadhaar-based attendance for employees of Haryana govt-aided colleges - Oneindia


Bangladeshi trying to get passport on fake document held
NYOOOZ
Summary: PATNA: A Bangladeshi national was arrested with fake Aadhaar card on Monday when he was trying to get an Indian passport made from ...
Bangladeshi national trying for Indian passport held in Patna - Hindustan Times
Bangladeshi national arrested - Press Trust of India


Direct benefit transfer scheme off to slow start on fertiliser subsidy
Financial Express
About four-fifths of the 7,480 retail outlets in the 11 districts now have Aadhaar-reading PoS machines. “The DBT experiment in the current form is ...





Haryana decides to give uniform allowance to parents of students, teachers oppose move
The Indian Express
The government had earlier decided that the allowance will be transferred directly to the accounts of the children which would be linked to aadhaar.





Threat to cashless economy? After demonetisation push, digital transactions recede
Hindustan Times
Only two payment platforms, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Aadhaar Enabled Payments System (AEPS), show a consistent rise in value (in ...
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