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

Monday, November 6, 2017

12297 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 5th November 2017


Direct selling industry initiates Aadhaar-based KYC
Economic Times
India's growing direct selling industry has initiated Aadhaar-based 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) process for better control and compliance with norms. 

UIDAI for payments system regulator to allay theft fears
Economic Times
A regulator, said official sources, will further strengthen the legal framework for Aadhaar that is governed by an Act of Parliament and also monitor use ...

UIDAI calls for payments regulator to prevent data theft, monitor digital payments - International Business Times, India Edition

The Maharashtra case shows pitfalls of Aadhaar use
The Sunday Guardian
The problem affecting tens of thousands of crore loan waiver in Maharashtra to benami Aadhaar bank accounts exposes the inability of Aadhaar to ...
'Opt out of Aadhaar' campaign gathers steam in Meghalaya as over 1000 citizens seek to withdraw ...
Firstpost
Shillong: More than 1,000 people in Meghalaya who had enroled for Aadhaar have sought to withdraw from the biometric scheme, alleging that they ...

Over 1000 people opted out of Aadhaar in Meghalaya - Nagaland Post

Why Indian mobile users must take the initiative to protest against linking their phones to Aadhaar
Scroll.in
Sure, conscionable citizens will appeal to the judiciary, as it indeed has been done in what is called the Aadhaar matters, but the state boasts such ...
Retired IAS Officers Write to PM Expressing Concerns Over Aadhaar
The Quint
Six retired IAS officers have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern at what they call the Aadhaar ID system's "encroachment" ...

Aadhaar-based attendance system for rail employees by Jan 31
Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Cracking the whip on latecomers, the railway ministry has said it will install Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system across its zones ...

People booking with Aadhar linked IRCTC accounts can sleep anytime: Railways - Firstpost (satire)

Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system in railway offices by January - thenortheasttoday.com

SC orders mobile companies, banks to mention deadline for Aadhaar linking
Asianet Newsable
The Supreme Court on Friday sent a clear message to telecom providers and banks ordering them to set a deadline for the final date for Aadhaar ...

Middlemen spoiling credibility of Mee seva services for Aadhaar Card
The New Indian Express
HYDERABAD: While it is a known fact that many Mee Seva franchise centres are overcharging for services provided, the franchise owners say that it is ...








Aadhaar exposes 5 crore ghost accounts: Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal
citytoday
Prime News, National, Business, New Delhi, November 4:- Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal on Saturday asserted that Aadhaar has ...
Aadhaar linking could trigger wave of online economic offences: Experts
Millennium Post
... " Cyber crime is rapidly rising worldwide including India as criminals use the Internet to commit a multitude of criminal activities using the Internet ...

If Jharkhand goes hungry, New Delhi must know why
The New Indian Express
In an interview with New Sunday Express, the prime mover behind the NREGA welfare scheme said “this does not mean that Aadhaar is solely ...

EPF Advance: How To Apply Online
NDTV
However, to apply for EPF advance online an employee must have seeded his/her Aadhaar, bank account and PAN number to his UAN.

TecQ: iPhone X, New Xiaomi Phone, Apple Watch Series 3 & More
The Quint
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav tweeted on voter IDs being linked to Aadhaar on a trial basis. What's the truth? (Photo: Liju Joseph/The Quint). 

QBullet: Torrential Rains Pound Chennai; Mukul Roy Joins BJP
The Quint
The bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was hearing petitions challenging the validity of the Aadhaar Act and the decision to link bank ...

Lend more to farmers: Deputy CM to banks
Times of India
Modi asked the bankers to open one Aadhaar Kendra per 10 branches of the banks in the state. He directed them to link bank accounts of 32 lakh ... 

Deregistered companies deposited Rs 17000 crore post note ban
Business Today
"With a view to checking the problem of dummy directors, action is underway to seed DIN with PAN and Aadhaar at the stage of DIN application ...
PM Modi in Himachal Pradesh: Cong & Corruption Cannot be Separated
The Quint
Reiterating his commitment to making India 'corruption-free', Modi pointed out the benefits of Aadhaar praised the scheme for reducing corruption.
Narendra Modi Himachal Pradesh visit: PM says not having much fun in this election - Financial Express

Janta Ka Conclave
Janta Ka Reporter
Making Aadhaar compulsory is fundamentally opposed to our constitution. What happens to the data you are collecting for mobile companies?
Cash is king: Year after note ban India still remains a cash economy
Economic Times

Demonetisation accelerated a shift to digital transactions by almost four years. Yet India remains an overwhelmingly cash economy. The government ...

Post demonetisation: Data shows Rs 17000 cr deposited and withdrawn by 35000 companies
Economic Times

Action is also being taken to seed DIN with PAN and Aadhaar at the stage of DIN application through biometric marching for new applications — this is ...

Registrations revenue takes a beating
The Hindu
Aadhaar card link-up to banks and registrations have led to fear among people that the properties that they owned would be exposed warranting taxes ...

Modi Govt's major steps in fight against black money
Doordarshan

Government launched the plan to link bank accounts with Aadhaar and PAN. Income tax department got huge success in getting hold of fake or Ghost ...

Body fished out from Ganga
Times of India
He was identified as a resident of Gandhi Nagar in east Delhi on the basis of the Aadhaar card recovered from his pant and police are trying to contact ...

Lawyer alleges property-grab bid, eight booked
Times of India
"This gang once got a fraudulent aadhaar card in my name and even a death certificate to dispose off my properties at throwaway prices. I am seeking ...
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