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

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

11636 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 25th July 2017



SC acknowledged legitimate state interest in making Aadhaar must for welfare plans
Times of India
NEW DELHI: At a time when a constitution bench of the Supreme Court is hearing the privacy plea in the Aadhaar case, a two-judge bench of the apex ...
A billion Indian identities and more at stake in privacy case - Economic Times
Privacy matters far beyond Aadhaar - Economic Times (blog)
Aadhaar vs WhatsApp: How privacy changes meaning for government in different cases - India Today


Niti Aayog bats for time-bound, universal Aadhaar programme
Economic Times
In its appraisal of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17), the Aayog said the Aadhaar platform needs to be broad-based and linked with beneficiary ...





NRIs urged to apply for Aadhaar Card
Khaleej Times
According to a manager of the NRI section of State Bank of India (SBI), the government has not exempted Indian expats from the Aadhaar card.





Indian Supreme Court Faces Thorny Privacy Question Over Aadhaar
findBIOMETRICS
Indian Supreme Court Faces Thorny Privacy Question Over Aadhaar The case was launched in response to the expansion of Aadhaar, India's ...
India's Supreme Court hears Aadhaar biometric ID privacy case - Biometric Update
India's Supreme Court could shake up Aadhaar, the world's largest biometric database - One World Identity


Aadhaar camp for sectors 3, 5, 6 residents
Times of India
GURUGRAM: A camp to distribute Aadhaar cards among residents of sectors 3, 5 and 6 of Gurgaon was held from 11am to 5pm on Sunday in Sector ...





Teething troubles impede Aadhaar update process
Times of India
He had to wait for nearly seven hours for updating his date of birth in Aadhaar information at the City Post Office on Monday. This meant he had to take ...





The intrusive Aadhaar card, paperwork run-ins with govt, and a wart on a salamander's tongue
Firstpost
My ongoing battle with Aadhaar has rekindled a vicious dislike for paperwork tigers who wish to order and reorder our lives and livelihood. It leaves ...
Aadhaar to Simplify and Speed Up Issue of New Passport - Times Lifestyle


Public concerned over slow Aadhaar enrollment
Kasmir Monitor
Srinagar, Jul 23: Raising concern over the slow pace of Aadhaar enrollment process, the people have demanded setting up of more Aadhaar centres ...
UIDAI To Act Tough With Security And Legal Provisions - eGov Magazine | Elets


Modi, Nilekani And Aadhaar
Swarajya
From its origin to its present mammoth persona, author Shankkar Aiyar's book Aadhaar: A Biometric History Of India's 12-Digit Revolution, takes the ...





Linking Aadhaar to PAN – Last Date and Loopholes
News18
Post July 1st anyone who is filing the Income Tax Returns has to link his PAN and Aadhaar as ITRs without PAN are not possible now.





Farm loan waiver: Of 1.48 expected beneficiary farmers only 72K having Aadhaar
Times of India
District agriculture officer RT Yadav said, “In the first phase, only farmers having Aadhaar cards will get the benefit of the scheme. Farmers having no ...





'Aadhaar not a must to file IT returns'
Deccan Herald
We have told people to share Aadhaar numbers for linking with PAN. But if a person does not have Aadhaar, it is not a problem,” Rajnish Kumar, ...





Pakistani narcotic smuggler held in TN had travelled across India with two fake Aadhaar cards
Times of India
He secured the duplicate Aadhaar cards - one with a Bihar address and another with Kilakarai address - with the help of a Sri Lankan national at ...
Pakistani drug peddler with 2 fake Aadhaar IDs held in Tamil Nadu - Times of India
Pak man held in Tamil Nadu with 4 fake Aadhaar cards - The Asian Age


PAN- Aadhaar linking will eliminate the era of fake bag accounts: Revenue Secretary
The New Indian Express
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said that with the linking of PAN with Aadhaar the entire era of bogus bank account and holding multiple PAN will ...





PRIs seek exemption from Aadhaar Card for Tali area
The Arunachal Times
Both PRI members have claimed that the government's recent decision to link Aadhaar and bank accounts for most of the welfare schemes is ...





Birth certificate no longer mandatory for passport; Aadhaar, PAN valid DOB proof
India TV
The Ministry of External Affairs clarified last week that Aadhaar or PAN card besides other documents can also be used to establish proof of birth.
Birth certificate no longer must for passport issuance; Aadhaar, PAN to serve as valid Date of Birth ... - News Nation
Birth certificates no longer a must for passport - Times of India
Planning to apply for a passport? Here are some changes in rules that you need to know - The Indian Express




Aadhaar mandatory for farmers in Maharashtra to avail loan waiver
Oneindia
Farmers in Maharashtra can start applying to avail the loan waiver scheme from Monday, however, Aadhaar has been made compulsory for every ...




Benami property: Aadhaar-PAN link opposed in name of privacy, says Jaitley
Business Standard
Referring to opposition of PAN-Aadhaar linkage, he said it is an "effective anti-evasion measure" and will get rid of multiple PAN cards and mismatch ...
Privacy cannot be excuse for evading tax obligations: Arun Jaitley - Zee News


Now update Aadhaar at post offices in Jamshedpur
Avenue Mail
Jamshedpur, July 24: Aadhaar holders can now get their UID numbers corrected or updated through post offices. Entering into an Memorandum of ...





Aadhaar rebels find ways to give PAN linkage a miss
International Business Times, India Edition
Not having an Aadhaar card or its application number might turn into a difficulty for tax payers with income more than Rs 5 Lakh as they have to file ...




Taxpayers boycott Aadhaar; file IT returns manually
Times Now
Taxpayers boycott Aadhaar; file IT returns manually Description: Section 139AA of the I-T Act has made it compulsory to quote Aadhaar number or the ...





ITR filing: All about updated forms and things to avoid after linking Aadhaar to PAN
India Today
As per the Finance Act 2017, it is now mandatory to mention your Aadhaar number (12-digit) or 28-digit Aadhaar enrollment number. After registering ...





Aadhaar card may become mandatory for pursuing the online courses
Brainbuxa
Government is planning to make the Aadhaar card compulsory for the students who plan on pursuing the online courses in near future. Also, only the ...
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