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

12098 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 22nd September 2017



Is it really mandatory to link Aadhaar with bank account and mobile
Times of India
As far as the legality of the directive is concerned, he says "It's under a cloud and there are right now doubts that exist about the legality of the Aadhaar ...
The Daily Fix: Centre must order telecom companies to stop pushing for Aadhaar verification - Scroll.in


Missing Links: From banks to babies, everything and everyone needs an Aadhaar card
Times of India (blog)
They are the links – or, rather, Links with a capital L – between the aam admi's Aadhaar card and the aam admi's bank account/ accounts, mobile ...





Haryana: Over 18000 Deprived Of Pension In August As Aadhaar Were Incorrect Or Not Linked
Outlook India
Over 18,000 people in Haryana did not get their pensions for August as they had submitted incorrect Aadhaar numbers or not linked the cards to ...





Aadhaar Body Is Looking For Management Professionals: All That You Must Know
NDTV Profit
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), credited with the Aadhaar project, is looking for management professionals to join its team in Delhi ...
UIDAI slaps notice on Airtel, its payments bank for flouting Aadhaar rules - Deccan Chronicle
1000 Bank Aadhaar Seva Kendras Open Across India; UIDAI Targets 15000 - News18


Gaonbura federation against Aadhaar linking
Eastern Mirror
Dimapur, Sep. 21 (EMN): The Nagaland GB Federation has on Thursday stated that making Aadhaar mandatory of all official works especially with ...





Rot runs deep: Aadhaar, birth documents easily forged
Times of India
"Online facility to correct details in Aadhaar was launched to help citizens correct mistakes, but the facility is being misused by brokers to get fake ID ...





Now, Aadhaar mandatory for getting liquor at Hyderabad pubs
Zee News
The prohibition and excise department of Telangana has asked all pubs owners across the city to ensure that their clients carry Aadhaar cards to ...
Aadhaar Mandatory For Liquor at Hyderabad Pubs - India.com
Aadhaar card compulsory for buying liquor at Hyderabad pubs - Indialivetoday
Now you can`t get drunk without Aadhaar in Hyderabad pubs - NYOOOZ


No Aadhaar, no ration supply from Oct 1 in Kerala
Mathrubhumi English
Kasaragod: Consumers who have failed to produce Aadhaar number before September 30 will not get food grains through the Public Distribution ...





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





For whom does the India Stack bell toll?
The Ken (subscription)
With over 1.17 billion Indians enrolled, Aadhaar is the world's largest unique identity project today. As things stand today, India Stack is the only ...





Zomato data breach sixth biggest in first half of 2017: Report
The Indian Express
The continuous attacks on Aadhaar data was another significant data breach related to financial access and identity theft in the country. Globally ...





UP govt to compensate farmers distressed by natural
Outlook India
Adityanath urged farmers to link their bank accounts with Aadhaar and ordered the district administration to organise camps at block and tehsil levels ...





B Sambamurthy appointed as interim Chairman of NPCI
MediaNama.com
It provides services such as Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), RuPay card, Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified Payments Interface ...





14435 may miss loan waiver as Bareilly dist co-op bank fails to upload data
Times of India
“The state government had asked us to provide four mandatory information – mobile number, account number, plot number and Aadhaar card – of ...





Government plans big push to boost BharatQR and BHIM usage
Economic Times
... Kumar said the banks are also working to install 20 lakh Aadhaar Pay-enabled PoS terminals to promote digital payments at small merchant outlets.





Finance Ministry denies rumours of CEA's resignation
The Hindu
... has been marked by dynamic suggestions and analysis to do with the economy — including coining of the term 'JAM trinity' (for Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, ...
Two-year extension for CEA under consideration - Hindu Business Line
FinMin denies reports about CEA Arvind Subramanian's resignation - Moneycontrol.com


ET Young Leaders enters final lap with 92 candidates
Economic Times
He touched upon everything from Aadhaar and the privacy issue debate to the Infosys crisis. He expected candidates to be on the ball and talk about ...





Thanks to biometric attendance, 1200 civic staffers face pay cut
NYOOOZ
... for not reaching office on time, thanks to the Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system (AEBS) introduced in municipal offices across the city on ...





Local merchants offering local deals: Google's Tez is targeting a kirana store near you
Moneycontrol.com
On the privacy front, the company has also steered clear of linking Tez with Aadhaar, because of a “lack of clarity” on the rules around the linkage, ...





Four labourers held for raping, killing aunt in Jalandhar
Hindustan Times
The SSP said that his team also recovered the Aadhaar card of one of the accused from the spot. “He was immediately taken into the custody and on ...





5 Things to Consider Before Getting A Consumer Durable Loan
News18
You just need to submit a copy of your Identity Proof i.e. Driver's License, Voter ID, Aadhaar Card, Address Proof i.e. Passport, Electricity bill, ...





2000 remote villages in Jharkhand have WiFi hotspots: Minister
Times of India
... Centre's Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), out of which 87% have already been linked with the Aadhaar numbers of the account holders.".
Jharkhand on the path of digitilisation: IT secretary - ETTelecom.com


All ration shops to be digitised, says Ram Vilas Paswan
The Asian Age
Under this scheme, all beneficiaries with Aadhaar-enabled bank accounts can go to their respective fair price shops and using biometric identification ...





They prayed for 75 days and mourned the rest
Times of India
Chennai: It isn't unusual for 36-year-old autorickshaw driver S J Sasikumar to see ambulances zoom past his stand on Greams Road. But exactly a ...





Officials told to carry land reforms works diligently: Mahabubabad Collector
The Hans India
The Collector also advised the farmers to enter the details of their Aadhaar card and bank account numbers in record along with their land details for ...
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