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

Friday, December 22, 2017

12534 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st Dec 2017



NDTV
What if an Aadhaar holder wants to change the registered mobile number? How should he/she do it? Today it is essential to keep your Aadhaar registered mobile number updated. Several Aadhaar facilities and services, including one that enables an Aadhaar holder to request a change in address ...






NDTV
Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identity number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is mandatory for a myriad of services. It not only acts as an identity card but also gives us access to many essential services. Thus it is essential that your Aadhaar card number is updated with your ...



NDTV
Inquiries by the Aadhaar body revealed that when customers went to banks to link their Aadhaar number with their accounts, the banks also passed on the Aadhaar-linked bank account details to the government's central database of Aadhaar-linked bank accounts for transferring subsidies under various ...



The Hindu
Sri Lanka is also keen on adopting a mass digital initiative like the Aadhaar in India, he said. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad will undertake a two-day visit to the island next month for discussions on bilateral cooperation and possible Indian investment in ...






NDTV
A deadline of March 31, 2018 has been set for linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts. Existing account holders were earlier required to seed their Aadhaar number - the 12-digit personal identification number also known as Unique Identity Number (UID) - into their bank accounts by December 31, 2017.






The Hindu
West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee had earlier accused the BJP of unleashing an “autocratic rule and destroying the federal structure” of the country and opposed the linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone numbers. In a TMC Parliamentary party meet, Ms. Banerjee had directed ...






Deccan Chronicle
For accessing the infor-mation, you need to visit https://uidai.gov.in/ and click on the Aadhaar authentication history link. Later you need to to enter 16-digit Aadhaar number and security code. After keying in the OTP, the user has to specify the type of authentication and submit the query for data.






The Indian Express
With protests in and outside Parliament, Trinamool Congress MPs on Thursday accused the Central government of violating people's rights to privacy by linking Aadhaar card with bank accounts. The party raised the issue in the Lok Sabha during the zero hour. In the Rajya Sabha TMC member ...




Firstpost
New Delhi: Retirement funds manager EPFO has its plate full, going into the next year -- from full digitisation to Aadhaar seeding, with the sole purpose of making service delivery better for its nearly 4.6 crore users. Raising the bar when it comes to investment in the stock market also figures high on its ...


Times of India
HYDERABAD: After collecting the Aadhaar details of students, the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTU-H) has now directed colleges to submit Aadhaar number, along with a copy of Aadhaar card, of faculty members to the varsity and made it clear that any discrepancies in ...






ETRetail.com
New Delhi: A survey participated in by 20,000 people has revealed that a majority of them were not comfortable linking their Aadhaar numbers with ecommerce ... In the survey conducted by citizen engagement platform LocalCircles, 61 per cent said they would not be comfortable in linking their Aadhaar ...






The Telegraph
Shillong: The Meghalaya Peoples' Committee on Aadhaar will facilitate filing of affidavits to the Supreme Court on various issues related to the unique biometric scheme. The committee, which had also started the Aadhaar opt-out campaign, would facilitate the filing of affidavits in view of the upcoming ...






The Indian Express
The candidates should have all the required details like class 10 certificate, Aadhaar card while filling up the online form. On submission of details, a confirmation page with application number will be generated. Keep it safely as you'll need it while downloading admit card and during the time of exam.






Times Now
A probe into the Aadhaar card revealed that the beggar, in actual, was a rich businessman from Tamil Nadu. He was identified as Muttaiah Nadar. Swami then apprised Nadar's family based in Tirunelveli city of Tamil Nadu of his whereabouts. Later, Geeta, the beggar's daughter, who came to UP to take ...






Times Now
Newlywed couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma met PM Narendra Modi to invite him on the eve of their reception in New Delhi and soon pictures, videos and tweets started circulating on social media regarding the trio's meeting. After their brief honeymoon, Virat and Anushka landed in the capital for ...






Daily News & Analysis
"Jadhav's fingerprints are poor and it was not recorded when Aadhaar was being generated. So, she could not mark her attendance through the biometric machine," said Shiroorkar. He added that she, however, had come to office all working days. Surprisingly, the BMC had stopped providing stationery ...






BFSI Post Magazine | Elets
PPF Private lender ICICI Bank has launched a new digital service that will enable the bank's customers to open instant Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts online using Aadhaar e-KYC. PPF is a fixed income instrument that can help the users in attaining long-term goals. PPF is best suited for all types ...






Millennium Post
Gurugram: A sex racket busted by Gurugram police last Sunday has resulted a shocking revelation by the law enforcement officials. Among the 12 women who were arrested, one has been found of Afghan origin. Shockingly, the woman was also found to be in possession of an Aadhaar card, which ...



Odisha Sun Times
Bhubaneswar: As the UID number linking is mandatory to avail various services, the postal department has decided to set up Aadhaar linking centre in 473 post offices across Odisha. The move came following directive by the Supreme Court to link Aadhaar number with all the services and schemes by ...






Moneycontrol.com
The mechanisms being weighed include such telcos crediting the unused amount to the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of their consumers in a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) type model, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma told PTI. "We are very clear in our mind that we will ...



Daily News & Analysis
Retirement funds manager Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has its plate full, going into the next year -- from full digitisation to Aadhaar seeding, with the sole purpose of making service delivery better for its nearly 4.6 crore users. Raising the bar when it comes to investment in the stock ...






Deccan Chronicle
The Cantonment administration will be implementing Aadhaar-linked Biometric attendance system from January 1 onwards. The two major advantages, according to SCB CEO S.V.R.Chandrashekar, are that it would ensure accountability among the SCB staff and also it would give opportunity to general ...






Times Now
Also, since 2017, the Aadhaar Card has been made mandatory for JEE Main examinations. Candidates who do not have the id card can apply and provide the UID registration number to fill the forms. The students from outside of India are, however, not required to provide aadhaar number while filling ...