AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 12044 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 15th September 2017

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, September 16, 2017

12044 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 15th September 2017

'Soon, Aadhaar to be linked with driver's licence,' says Union minister RS Prasad

Times of India

His comment though comes even as the Supreme Court has yet to rule on whether Aadhaar violates privacy, something it plans to do in November.

Centre Plans To Link Driving Licence To Aadhaar Card - NDTVAuto.com

You could soon need Aadhaar for driving licence, registration of new vehicles - Economic Times

Aadhaar-PAN linkage needed to stop money laundering: Ravi Shankar Prasad - The Indian Express

UIDAI wants changes in rules to make Aadhaar a must for NRI marriages

Times of India

Pune: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said changes in Aadhaar Act rules were a must if the government wants to make its ...

Going digital

The Indian Express

In this context, the role of Aadhaar in transforming India will surely be debated. India has embarked on a major revolution towards a transparent ...

Aadhaar linkage trick: man cheated of ₹50K

The Hindu

Mumbai: Even as the Central government's move to link Aadhaar card to bank accounts, SIM cards is being discussed, scamsters have started taking ...

Linking mobile with Aadhaar: Benefits and steps to update mobile number online

Oneindia

There are several benefits of linking your mobile number with your Aadhaar. You can e-verify the income tax return using your Aadhaar number ...

Here is how to link your mobile number with Aadhaar online - Indialivetoday

SBI Phone Banking Limit, Aadhaar Card Linking And ATM Charges

NDTV

The government of India has made it mandatory to link Aadhaar card to your bank account. According to the new rules, all existing bank account ...

For a law to protect privacy and data

Times of India (blog)

At Wednesday's conclave on financial inclusion organised by the UN, finance minister Arun Jaitley was confident that the Aadhaar law would stand the ...

Aadhaar Now Allowed As ID For Rail Travel. How To Download It

NDTV

mAadhaar lets you carry your demographic details like name, date of birth, gender, address and photograph that is linked with the Aadhaar number.

GBs object attempt to link aadhaar with ration cards

Eastern Mirror

Dimapur, Sep. 14 (EMN): Citing 'practical difficulties' faced while obtaining aadhaar cards currently, the GBs union, Dimapur has asked the ...

Modi's Digital Payment Push is Struggling to Take Off in Rural India, Reveals Audit

The Wire

An internal NCPI-commissioned study shows that adoption of BHIM and BHIM-Aadhaar are being hindered by implementation and design issues in ...

Don't make aadhaar linking mandatory: GBUD tells F&CS

Nagaland Post

GBs Union Dimapur (GBUD) has expressed concern over linking aadhaar with Priority House Hold (PHH) scheme and said that it should be kept in ...

Link Aadhaar to bank accounts by November 30, says collector

NYOOOZ

Summary: "Union finance ministry advised to link the Aadhaar number with individual bank accounts by November 30 as per the policy decision of the ...

Government Applications Month: 3 Biometric ID Programs in Practice

findBIOMETRICS

The benefits of Aadhaar are wide-ranging and tangible. With a massive government database of biometrics linked to a citizen's ID, government ...

Three Bangladeshi youth linked to Ansarullah Bangla Team arrested in Uttar Pradesh

The New Indian Express

Suspected to have links with the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a banned terror outfit in Bangladesh, they were in possession of fake Aadhaar cards ...

TRAI chief calls for zero cost for digital transactions

The Hindu

People are concerned about Aadhaar. People should be concerned about other things, for example, mobile is 100 times more dangerous than ...

MNREGA workers continue to protest

The Hindu

The issue of technical glitches was also raised, as many workers faced inconvenience using their Aadhaar cards. According to a report by 'Rethink ...

Too good to be true: How MNREGA 'improvements' are actually costing workers their wages

Scroll.in

One such initiative is getting nearly four crore workers on the “Aadhaar Payment Bridge”. The Ministry of Rural Development has been hammering ...

All 1.55 lakh post offices to offer payments bank service

Zee News

IPPB, according to Singh, will use Aadhaar as payment address of an individual, indicating that the postal bank may bring the transaction charge close ...