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, August 15, 2017

11774 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 15th August 2017



81 Lakh Aadhaar Numbers Deactivated. How To Check If Your Aadhaar Is Active
NDTV
A tool on the UIDAI website, called 'Verify Aadhaar Number', enables service providers and holders of Aadhaar number to verify if their "Aadhaar ...
Was your Aadhaar among 81 lakh deactivated cards? Read how to check - Deccan Chronicle
5 Ways Through Which Aadhaar Violates Your Privacy - WTDnews (blog)


Aadhaar Could Be Used to Stop Stock Market Money Laundering
findBIOMETRICS
Government authorities in India are preparing to link Aadhaar, the country's national biometric ID program, to stock market investments, according to ...
Resisting coercion to link Aadhaar to mobile and bank accounts - Moneylife


Over 9.3 crore PANs linked with Aadhaar
Times of India
New Delhi, Aug 13 () More than 9.3 crore Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) have been linked with Aadhaar, a senior Income Tax Department officer ...
Aadhaar-PAN Linking: Over 9 Crore PANs Linked. How To Link Yours - NDTV Profit
Over 9.3 crore PANs linked with Aadhaar, this is how you can link yours before August 31 - Zee Business
Aadhaar Number Eligibility Criteria: Is Aadhaar Mandatory For Filing Income Tax Returns or Are ... - India.com


Maharashtra to link Aadhaar data with 7/12 extract of farm land
The Indian Express
Farmers in Maharashtra who apply for the loan waiver will now have to link 7/12 extract of their agricultural land with Aadhaar numbers.
Link farmers' Aadhaar and land records, says Fadnavis - The Asian Age


EPFO has received Aadhaar details of 1.8 crore members: official
Moneycontrol.com
As many as 1.8 crore of the over 4.5 crore members have submitted their Aadhaar details to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) so ...





India@70: Why Aadhaar will catapult startup entrepreneurship in India
Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar is being seen as essential part of every Indian's life today. While the government has already made it compulsory for activities like filing ...





Sebi proposes Aadhaar-based identification for investors
Business Standard
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning identification of stock market investors through their Aadhaar numbers. In its an


Mumbai man promises to link 70-yr-old's bank account to Aadhaar card, dupes her of Rs1.67 lakh
Hindustan Times
A cybercriminal posing as a bank official duped a 70-year-old woman of Rs1.67 lakh on the pretext of linking her bank account to her Aadhaar card.





85 lakh milk-producing cows and buffaloes given 'Aadhaar-like' number
The Tribune
As many as 85 lakh milk-producing animals have been identified under the Aadhaar-like unique identification (UID) number for cows and buffaloes ...





Jio Phone Bookings Now Open: Documents You Need, Delivery Date, and More You Need to Know
NDTV
To book JioPhone, you will need to submit a copy of your Aadhaar card with the authorised Jio retailer, whether it is a store around the corner or a ...
Pre-Book the Jio 4G Phone – 4 Important Pointers To Remember! - Trak.in (blog)
Reliance Jio Phone bookings open; Know the procedure, delivery date, documents required - Zee News
Jio phone bookings begin now: Know all about documents, delivery date and other important factors - News Nation


Dilip Asbe appointed as acting CEO of NPCI: report
MediaNama.com
He was also responsible for developing the Aadhaar Payments Bridge (APB) for the direct transfer of subsidies using Aadhaar. He was also involved ...





The Bharat Rough Book manifesto
Livemint
With the advent of Jan Dhan Yojana and Aadhaar and mobile phones, hundreds of millions of Indian citizens, who hitherto lived their lives in offline ...





Automatic PF transfer to your new job: Here's a minor detail that needs attention
Zee Business
Joy said, " In future, if one has an Aadhaar ID and has verified the ID, then the account will be transferred without any application if the worker goes ...





India's neoliberal path to perdition
Catch News
Well-meaning engineers like Nandan Nilekani have proposed a biometric identity for people, called the Aadhaar. This raises many issues of privacy ...





KPSC exam in city on Sunday
The Hindu
They should take with them an identity card such as Aadhaar, with a photocopy. Group A officials have been appointed as observers and Group B ...





Jan Dhan scheme: Going strong 3 years on
Hindu Business Line
Now that the financial inclusion in the sense of universal bank accounts has been driven by Jan Dhan along with Aadhaar seeding, it will have to go ...





Crime graph dips in Kakinada as cops crack whip
The New Indian Express
We have taken their mobile phone and Aadhaar numbers, just in case they get involved in crimes.” His dire warnings to the criminal elements have ...





No place for pedestrians in the city of noise
Times of India
Tarpaulins, polythene sheets, bamboo poles make sudden covers for building materials, or the area councillor's temporary help desk for Aadhaar card ...
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