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 14, 2017

12492 - AAdhaar Articles Dated 12th December 2017



NDTV
Called 'Aadhaar Authentication History', this online tool enables Aadhaar holders to view their authentication details and access their Aadhaar Authentication History (Notifications) data, according to the UIDAI website - uidai.gov.in. The Aadhaar Authentication History tool details the method of ...



Economic Times
How to link Aadhaar with Kotak Mahindra Bank account. ET Online|. Updated: Dec 12, 2017, 12.27 PM IST. 0Comments. Here is how Kotak Mahindra Bank customers can link their accounts with their Aadhaar. People with Aadhaar will have to link it with their bank accounts by December 31, 2017, and ...



The Better India
You can now visit the UIDAI's official website, and easily track the history of your Aadhaar card. This will enable you to know the details where the unique identification code was used. by Jovita Aranha December 11, 2017, 4:14 pm ...



Livemint
Bangalore: India's adoption of its first nationwide identification system is helping empower the country's women and driving increased use of banking services, according to the first study of the nationwide Aadhaar program. Virtually all homes in the western state of Rajasthan have at least one bank ...






Economic Times
How to generate UAN using Aadhaar even before joining a new job. By ... Since this is a one-time password (OTP) enabled process, only those who have registered their mobile number with Aadhaar will be able to ... Also Read: Diffrernce between linking Aadhaar with mobile and biometric verification.






Times of India
BENGALURU: Parappana Agrahara (Bengaluru Central Prison) inmates will get Aadhaar card from the jail itself soon. Inmates who ... After getting Aadhaar number, inmates' bank accounts will be opened by State Bank Of India and it will be linked to Aadhaar, said a senior prison officer. Earlier, central ...






Livemint
Earlier this year, as per the Finance Act, 2017, the government made it mandatory to quote Aadhaar number while filing income tax returns, with effect from 1 July 2017. For this purpose, you need to link your Aadhaar with the permanent account number (PAN). The Central Board of Direct Taxes had ...






Hindu Business Line
Have you linked your Aadhaar with your MF investments? If you have not initiated the process yet, you may be in for trouble if you want to redeem your units next month. The countdown has started. With no official confirmation on extension of the deadline and just three weeks left to comply with the ...



gulfnews.com
Dubai: The Indian Consulate General reiterated in a press release issued on Tuesday, that non-resident Indians (NRIs) don't need to link Aadhaar, India's biometric identity card, to their Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by the Income Tax authorities. The requirement of quoting the Aadhaar ...



Times Now
New Delhi: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma took Twitter to announce that they have tied the nuptial knot, hence ending weeks of speculation over the subject. The duo, famously called as 'Virushka', also promised each other to be in love 'forever'. People were left in awe after looking at their pictures as ...






The Tribune
People queue up at the Aadhaar centre at the post office in Amritsar on Monday. photo: Sunil kumar. Tribune News Service. Amritsar, December 11. The Aadhaar correction and modification service, started at the local General Post Office (GPO) a few months ago, is getting a good response, say officials.






Hindustan Times
“We have 196 Aadhaar machines currently working in Pune district with 84 machines in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) area and 49 active centres in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) area. In the next few days, we are going to bring in 50 more units,” said tehsldar Vikas Bhalerao.






Times Now
Her plan was, however, foiled, thanks to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)'s 12-digit Aadhaar number that uses biometrics and demographic data. Swathi, along with her boyfriend Rajesh, killed her husband Sudhakar Reddy and set his body ablaze in a forest on November 26. The lady ...



NewsBytes
Earlier, the CBSE asked affiliated schools to set up enrolment centres and assist students who don't have Aadhaar. Not only students, their families as well as staff would be able to use them. Apart from CBSE schools, Mumbai's Birla College has already set up an application desk. RA Podar College ...



Livemint
When you submit these details and move on to the next page, you will be asked for your Aadhaar or Aadhaar enrollment ID. At this stage, you also have to choose the mode of submission of required documents. You can use the Aadhaar-based eKYC method, or send scanned documents with a digital ...








The Quint
A bandh called by the BJP and Hindu organisations in Uttara Kannada district turned violent on Monday after mobs went on a rampage, throwing stones at shops and prayer houses, and indulging in arson. The bandh was called to protest the killing of Hindu activist Paresh Mesta. The mob set fire to the ...





The Telegraph
Though the food minister did show reluctance to accept Santoshi Kumari starved to death, he also said he was not on the same page with chief minister Das over some aspects of the case and that chief secretary Rajbala Verma, who had earlier this year ordered ration cards without Aadhaar seeding be ...






Livemint
But if you are eligible to obtain an Aadhaar, it is mandatory for you to link your Aadhaar to your PAN. Aadhaar has to be quoted in your income tax return for FY 2017-18, when it is being filed. An exception will apply only if you are a foreign citizen or a non-resident or a super senior citizen (i.e., above 80 ...






Mid-Day
Problems regarding the Aadhaar card continue to harass people, especially pensioners. Issues such as failure to link Aadhaar to their pension accounts, or fingerprints not registering for the biometric data, etc have resulted in the pensions of many being stopped. Resolving them to restart the pensions ...






Deccan Chronicle
The Centre has directed the regional coordinators of PMU to ascertain Aadhaar seeding of all the beneficiaries has been completed by the state governments. The Centre will release funds only if Aadhaar seeding is complete, and has asked the state to send the lists only after the process is complete.






The Tribune
The Maharashtra government had earlier this month scrapped a move to link all the applications with the Aadhaar cards of those applying for the farm loan waiver. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier stated that Aadhaar cards were necessary to identify bogus borrowers who may have availed ...






The New Indian Express
The identity of the beneficiaries will be verified through Aadhaar based biometric authentication. The buyers details will be captured in the PoS device deployed at the retailers end. All the transaction details and the fertilisers stocks at the dealers and retailers points will be tracked online in the Integrated ...






Outlook India
In view of inclement weather, officials were directed to mobilise all resources to ensure adequate availability of food grains and LPG, besides other essential commodities, he added. Reviewing the status of division wise target of ration cards for Aadhaar seeding, the Minister assigned the target of 31,000 ...