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

12536 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 22nd December 2017



UIDAI Gives Airtel Conditional Nod to Use Aadhaar for Re-Verification
NDTV
In a breather, Bharti Airtel was Thursday allowed to use Aadhaar for re-verification of its mobile customers till January 10 with stiff riders after it returned Rs. 138-crore LPG subsidy flown into unsolicited payment bank accounts. The Aadhaar-issuing body Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), ...
UIDAI allows Airtel to do Aadhaar-based eKYC till Jan 10: These facts you should know - Times Now
The UIDAI has filed 30 FIRs for violations of the Aadhaar Act - MediaNama.com
Airtel has been allowed to use Aadhaar-based eKYC till 10 January; payments bank eKYC licence ... - Firstpost


Aadhaar Card: How To Update Address, Registered Mobile Number
NDTV
Are your basic details such as address given on Aadhaar updated and accurate? The UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India - the issuer of the 12-digit Unique Identity Number (UID) as well as Aadhaar card - provides some online tools on its portal. Among these online tools by the UIDAI is one ...
How to change your address on Aadhaar card online and offline - Economic Times
How to link your EPF with Aadhaar without signing in to your account - BGR India
Check These Last Dates To Link Aadhaar Card With Mobile, Bank, PAN and Insurance Policies - Chandigarh Metro


Five Ways To Link SBI Bank Account With Aadhaar Card - SMS, App, Online, ATM, Branch Visit
NDTV
... App, Online, ATM, Branch Visit. A deadline of March 31, 2018 has been set for Aadhaar holders to link Aadhaar card with bank account. ... SBI (State Bank of India) offers multiple channels to its customers to facilitate the process of linking their bank account with Aadhaar. Four ways to link Aadhaar ...





Aadhaar Linking With LIC Policy: Downloading Form, Documents Required, Other Details
NDTV
The earlier deadline was December 31, 2017. India's biggest life insurer LIC is offering both online and offline ways for linking Aadhaar and PAN with LIC policy. If the LIC policyholder is not able to link Aadhaar and PAN with LIC policy online, he/she can try the offline way where the policyholder needs ...





UIDAI allows Airtel to do Aadhaar-based eKYC; suspension remains on payments bank
Times of India
UIDAI allows Airtel to do Aadhaar-based eKYC; suspension remains on payments bank ... NEW DELHI: The Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI today allowed Bharti Airtel to conduct eKYC verification for its telecom subscribers till January 10 with stiff riders but maintained its 'suspension' order on Airtel ...
UIDAI allows Airtel to use Aadhaar for Mobile SIM eKYC till 10 January - Livemint
UIDAI allows Bharti Airtel to resume Aadhaar-based eKYC - Zee Business
UIDAI's conditional nod to Airtel for telecom eKYC till Jan 10 - Economic Times


TMC protests Aadhaar-bank a/c linking in Parln premises
Economic Times
With protests in and outside Parliament, Trinamool Congress MPs today 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 Sukhendu ...





Aadhaar required for availing food under nutrition mission
Times of India
New Delhi, Dec 22 () Aadhaar registration is required for children availing food under the centrally-sponsored National Nutrition Mission, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Virendra Kumar said the use of Aadhaar as identity document for ...
Aadhaar required for availing oneself of food under nutrition mission - Business Standard




In Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, Aadhaar card helps identify millionaire 'beggar'
Firstpost
When Bhaskar's helpers took the old man for a bath, they recovered an Aadhaar card and fixed deposit documents from his clothes. The man was recognised as Mutthaiya Nadar because of the Aadhaar card and was found to be a resident of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, reported News18. Nadar's bank ...
Beggar in Rae Bareli Turns Out to be a Millionaire, Reveals Aadhaar Card - News18
Uttar Pradesh: Aadhaar helps rescue crorepati - Deccan Chronicle
Incredible! This man was begging on streets of Rae Bareli, Aadhaar card revealed he is a crorepati ... - Financial Express
Row over Public Service Commission's Aadhaar linkage
Deccan Chronicle
Thiruvananthapuram: Activists have alleged that the decision of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to ask applicants to link Aadhaar to their profile was a violation of the Supreme Court judgment extending the deadline for linking of Aadhaar to all services including mobile services and opening of ...





Aadhaar's benefits may have been limited, says RBI-affiliated institute
Scroll.in
“This raises important questions about the efficiency of Aadhaar and the government's claims about their introduction of anywhere-rations through their programmes,'' it said. Data showed that the failure rate was the highest in districts with a significantly large migrant labourer population and that ...





JEECUP - UPJEE 2018 Registration Begins at jeecup.nic.in; Aadhaar Card Mandatory, Exam on ...
News18
As per the official notification, UPJEE 2018 is scheduled to be conducted across the state of Uttar Pradesh on 22nd April 2018 for candidates seeking admissions to Diploma courses through Polytechnics and Technical Institutes affiliated to the Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh. Contributor ...





AIBOC opposes centre's move to entrust Aadhaar enrolment job on bank officers
Morung Express
The AIBOC statement added that bank customers are also in “panic mode as they are being bombarded by ominous messages, emails and calls from banks about the dire consequences they could face if they fail to link their Aadhaar number to their bank accounts before the December 31 deadline.





JEECUP 2018: Aadhaar mandatory, check schedule and how to apply here
Oneindia
The exam conducting body has made Aadhaar mandatory from this year. The result of UPJEE 2018 will be declared by the third week of May 2018. This score shall comprise the actual marks obtained in the exam along with the status of those who qualify for appearing in UPJEE (Polytechnic) ...





Indore: HC exempts ailing student from Aadhaar enabled finger print verification for patwari exam
Free Press Journal
Shubham Nagar, resident of Gumasta Nagar, filed a writ petition in the court stating that he was suffering from skin disorder 'palmar hyperhidrosis' due to which his finger prints would not match with the earlier ones stored in the Aadhaar enabled system. Shubham had also produced certificates provided ...





'We Are Being Converted Into Numbers': Ravish Kumar on Aadhaar
The Quint
“We are all being converted into numbers, at a time where human values are at its lowest,” television anchor Ravish Kumar said at the Times Lit Fest in Mumbai. Kumar was delivering a talk on 'kalyug', which refers to the current state of political crisis that Indians have found themselves in. The senior ...
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