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

Thursday, December 7, 2017

12467 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 5th December 2017



Banks assure UIDAI of meeting enrolment centre target by December
Economic Times
The Bank Aadhaar Kendras are being set up with a view to make the ... to have more Aadhaar centres across the country that can cater to enrolment ...
How To Check Aadhaar Card Status After Enrolment - NDTV
Govt to give 3-6 month for PAN-Aadhaar linkage - Alive For Football


Aadhaar Linking Deadlines That You Must Be Aware Of
NDTV
The government has made it mandatory for mobile phone subscribers to link their Aadhaar numbers with mobile phone numbers by February 6, 2018.
Linking Aadhaar with different services: Mark these dates - Zee News
How to link your LIC policy with Aadhaar online - India Today
Link your LIC policy with Aadhaar, PAN online: Know the details - The Siasat Daily


Spooked by data breaches, majority scared to use Aadhaar accounts to access digital wallet
Times Now
In the wake of recent reports on Aadhaar data breach by various sources, results from a survey revealed that a majority of the respondents were ...





'Centre's fast changing rules hamper Aadhaar progress'
Times of India
Jaipur: The offiicials of department of information and technology are at their wits end and are finding it difficult to increase the pace of Aadhaar card ...





How To Generate Universal Account Number (UAN) Of PF Via Aadhaar
NDTV
The employee will however need a functional Aadhaar card number, the identity number issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI).





Unable to Verify Fingerprints or Iris, Aadhaar Denies Leprosy Patients Basic Services
The Wire
Fingerprint and iris scan are mandatory for Aadhaar verification, but having lost her fingers and her eyesight to leprosy, Sajida doesn't have those ...
Woman loses pension after leprosy prevents her from India's Aadhaar biometric registration - One World Identity
Aadhaar-Style Biometric ID Program Begins to Take Shape in Philippines - findBIOMETRICS
Woman With Leprosy Denied Pension Because She Doesn't Have Fingers For India's Biometric ... - Gizmodo Australia


Aadhaar enrolment drive begins in city
Times of India
Mangaluru: A four-day special Aadhaar enrolment drive got under way at Town Hall here on Monday. Additional deputy commissioner Kumar ...





Mumbai man claims that ICICI bank linked his Aadhaar to accounts without his permission
Times Now
In what is a shocking incident, a businessman from Mumbai's Thane has alleged that his bank linked his Aadhaar ID to his bank accounts without his ...





Aadhaar enrolment: At 85%, Rajasthan ranks a dismal 27 in the country
Times of India
The poor percentage indicates that 1.15 crore of the population does not get the benefits of schemes linked with Aadhaar. Other than central ...





Bengaluru: With No Fingers Or Iris for Aadhaar, 65-Year-Old Woman Loses Her Pension
The Logical Indian
She also does not have the required biometrics for the Aadhaar as she has lost her fingers and her sight, to leprosy. With no relatives and family ...
Indian woman loses pension due to biometrics - Planet Biometrics


MP Man Gets Daughter's Wedding Invites Printed to Look Like an Aadhaar Card
News18
Katni: In order to make people understand the importance of Aadhaar, a man in Madhya Pradesh has gotten his daughter's wedding invites printed to ...
Truly 'unique'! Madhya Pradesh man gets daughter's wedding invite printed in Aadhaar Card-style - Times Now


Rules Clarified for Aadhaar Card for NRIs and Persons of Indian Origin Who Stay in India
India New England
NEW YORK—Indian government has clarified the rules regarding Aadhaar Card enrolments for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizen of ...





UP Govt Makes Aadhaar Mandatory For Differently-Abled To Avail Free Rides
The Logical Indian
Differently-abled people will now have to mandatorily carry their Aadhaar on themselves to avail free bus rides that they are entitled to with Uttar ...





Aadhaar-Mobile link: Here's how to do it, due date and other must know info
The Mobile Indian
You like it or not, your mobile number now has to be linked with your Aadhaar card. You may cry foul, slam the Modi government or protest at Jantar ...





Senior citizens freed from fingerprint scan
Pune Mirror
District Planning Development Council (DPDC) in a meeting held on Monday has decided to provide Aadhaar cards for senior citizen based on retina ...





Internet companies look for Aadhaar to offer Services
New Mexico Courier Express
Internet firms are now making Aadhaar compulsory for users to gain their services. Amazon has requested users to upload their 12-digit unique ...





Maharashtra Govt. to Cut Down Budget for Loan Waiver by Closing Down 22 Lakh 'Ghost Accounts'
NewsClick
A leading national bank's list to the government includes 253 farmers' names with the identical Aadhaar number 100000000000. More than 50 ...





Black money crackdown: How to open a bank account in different city; rules may change, what you ...
Financial Express
In October, the RBI made it compulsory to link all bank accounts with Aadhaar. In its clarification, after some media reports suggested that the Supreme ...





Govt To Issue 'Smart Cards' As One-Stop Identity Proof For Kashmiris?
NewsClick
However, 70.4% of the population in J&K has already enrolled for Aadhaar, as per the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) figures up to 15 ...





CBSE NEET 2018: Check age limit, eligibility, tentative dates and other FAQ for MBBS and BDS ...
Times Now
Aadhaar is most likely to be mandatory for CBSE NEET 2018 as well. CBSE has made Aadhaar card mandatory for all the examinations conducted by ...





Raje's home turf fares badly in enrolments
Times of India
Jaipur: Chief minister Vasundhara Raje's home turf Dholpur has stood last in Aadhaar card (AC) enrolments in the state with just 88.69% in the age ...





Old autos to soon go off Bengaluru roads
The New Indian Express
The decision to link the permits with Aadhaar was taken after the issue was raised several times by commuters as well as auto unions, the official said.





Reaping the benefits of inclusion
Hindu Business Line
Linked with Aadhaar, the account is basic and he doesn't need to keep a minimum balance. “I neither had a bank account nor an ATM card till three ...





Paytm Payments Bank commits Rs3,000 crore for offline banking network
Livemint
The outlets will also let users link Aadhaar credentials to their Paytm accounts, allowing more customers to get KYC-verified (know your customer) ...
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