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 23, 2017

12097 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st September 2017



1000 bank branches open Aadhaar updation centres on premises
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The UIDAI today said over 1,000 bank branches of 42 private and public sector banks have opened Aadhaar enrolment and updation ...
State IT dept makes Aadhaar enrolment easier with slots - Times of India


Mobile registration kit for Aadhaar to be working in three days
The Hindu
The government has provided a mobile registration kit for enrolling people under Aadhaar in Mangaluru taluk. It will be enabled within three days, ...





Some ID, if not Aadhaar, needed for subsidised foodgrains: HC
Moneycontrol.com
The bench also refused to grant the NGO's interim plea for a stay on the rollout of the Aadhaar-linked point of sale (POS) machines at fair price shops ...





Gates report praises Aadhaar, Jan Dhan scheme
The Indian Express
The praise comes in the backdrop of continuing privacy concerns in India about Aadhaar. It also comes when there is growing distrust in the ...





Delhi HC: If not Aadhaar, some ID needed for subsidised food grains
New Delhi Times
The High Court on Tuesday said that at least not Aadhaar card but some type of ID was needed as a proof for Delhiites to claim the subsided food ...





Hyderabad: Get ready to show your Aadhaar to have a drink at a pub
India Today
The prohibition and excise Department has asked owners of all pubs across Hyderabad to ensure that their clients carry Aadhaar cards to prove their ...
Get Ready to Show your Aadhaar to have a Drink at a Pub - FactsPress


Man Refuses to Obtain Aadhaar Card For Self And Family, Calls it 'Grave Injustice'
India.com
The man has knocked the door of the Supreme Court against Aadhaar card after he didn't get any relief from the Bombay High Court. John Abrahim, a ...





49% progress achieved on Ration Card-Aadhaar seeding: Zulfkar Ali
Kashmir Reader
SRINAGAR: Around 49 percent of beneficiary ration cards are seeded with their Aadhaar, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs ...





NGBF seeks time for Aadhaar linking
Nagaland Post
Therefore, the NGBF has appealed to the government not to enforce linking Aadhaar with BPL card, saying that would lead to the majority of BPL card ...





Aadhaar must be wrapped up in hill districts by December: Biren Singh
Times of India
IMPHAL: Chief minister Biren Singh has asked MLAs and deputy commissioners from the hill districts to ensure the completion of Aadhaar enrolment ...





Bikers and drivers get ready to link Aadhaar card with driving license
RushLane (blog)
Modi government is now close to making it mandatory for citizens to link their Aadhaar card with their driving license. This process is set to take off from ...





Instant Aadhaar enrolment for newborns at Civil Hospital
The Tribune
“The hard copy of the Aadhaar Card would be delivered at the residential address of the parents directly by the Unique Identification Authority after a ...





1 paisa loan waiver: UP farmer to get due amount after Aadhaar linking, says DM
Times Now
Since his first account was linked with the Aadhaar card, it was selected automatically. Since a loan of Rs 0.01 was shown on March 31, 2016, ...
1 paise waiver: UP farmer Chiddi Singh would get due amount after Aadhaar linking, says District ... - Indialivetoday


Analysing privacy in a data-centric world
Economic Times
... and initiatives like Digital India, Aadhaar and Demonetisation. Storage leads to privacy compromise. Time limits should be established for erasure.





mAadhaar Valid ID For Train Travel: Here's How To Use The App
NDTV
mAadhaar is a mobile app from UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India on which a person can download his/her Aadhaar Card. However ...





Highly objectionable
Hindu Business Line
But the legality of threatening customers with penalty and deactivation does not hold up because the Aadhaar Act 2016, does not allow for the same.





Sat inaugurates Aadhaar Enrolment Camp at Rehari
State Times
JAMMU: BJP State President and MLA Sat Sharma inaugurated an Aadhaar Enrolment Camp in the presence of senior citizens and local BJP leaders ...





Mumbai man's battle against Aadhaar
India Legal
A Mumbai man is single-handedly fighting the system against the imposition of Aadhaar. John Abrahim, a resident of Andheri, has not taken an ...





Google Tez: Company Says It Doesn't Store Aadhaar Details, Addresses Privacy Concerns
Gears Of Biz
Google has categorically dismissed all the privacy concerns users shared with the company's Tez payments app, noting in particular that it is not ...





Aadhaar-SIM linking is free: NSF
Eastern Mirror
Dimapur, Sep. 19 (EMN): The Naga Students Federation on Tuesday stated that the linking of Aadhar to SIM cards is free of cost and informed the ...





49% progress achieved on Ration Card-Aadhaar seeding
Kashmir Observer
Srinagar—Around 49 percent of beneficiary ration cards are seeded with their Aadhaar, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs ...





Delay in registration process may affect digitisation target
Times of India
The state wanted to follow in the Centre's footsteps by making its transactions cashless with the use of Bhim-Aadhaar Pay App, a biometric-based ...





ICICI Bank's iMobile app enables Android fingerprint login
MediaNama.com
The development comes at a time when the government is pushing banks to adopt the Aadhaar Pay, a payment system where users can link their ...





Platform ambitions: The story of how iSpirt lost its true north
The Ken (subscription)
Then they discovered Aadhaar, India's unique identity project. In iSpirt, Aadhaar found the perfect host for replication. India Stack was the result. Today ...





'If dissent is not allowed, it'll take different forms'
The Hindu
Now, at 87, Mr. Sorabjee says he is looking forward to making his arguments in a pending case on Aadhaar. Excerpts from a wide-ranging interview:.





JioPhone will not be delivered from September 21, now delayed to October 1
India Today
Apart from the code, the consumer needs to carry their Aadhaar card as well. "You have to produce your Aadhaar card. We will not deliver JioPhone ...





FundzBazar has Launched Paperless eKYC Facility
New Kerala
Step 2: He/She has to enter PAN, Aadhaar no. and confirm through OTP sent ... confirmation of OTP sent on mobile number registered with Aadhaar.

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