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

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

12551 - Aadhaar Articles dated 26th December 2017



Economic Times
While Bharti Airtel has been conditionally allowed to resume Aadhaar-based e-KYC verification of subscribers till January 10, the payments bank has ... The Airtel CEO said the earlier rules which automatically credited DBT to the last bank account linked with Aadhaar — in this case Airtel Payments ...



The Hindu
The incentive of ₹5 per litre paid by the State government to farmers producing milk has not reached 3,500 of them in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts as their banks have not seeded the accounts with Aadhaar number. Raising the issue during the District Consultative Meeting of bankers here ...






The Wire
... authenticate the finger impressions with his own. This system works only as long as the VRO's fingerprints are accepted on the system. Along with washed out fingerprints, the system can fail due to any reasons like the lack of connectivity, server problems, wrong seeding, or linking of Aadhaar data.






Live Law
As per Section 2 (g) of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, “'biometric information' means photograph, fingerprint, iris scan, or such other biological attributes of an individual as may be specified by regulations.” The reference to “such other ...






Times of India
With the trial run ending for Aadhaar-based slot darshan, authorities, after taking feedback, have come up with a few new proposals. In case of the mobile or any other connections used in households, consumers need not provide Aadhaar numbers. They can give fingerprint for biometric verification, ...






The Indian Express
And, not surprisingly, some of their best guesses were as good as ours — yes, the lists included Virushka, Aadhaar and Bitcoin, among others. “GST Yogi Padmavati Bitcoin Virushka…,” “Kal se peeni pakka band,” “”What the hell just happened.” “Beta tumse na ho paayega,” were some of the other ...






Times of India
The civic body has distributed Aadhaar-verified biometric attendance machines among supervisors for recording attendance of all staff, including sanitation workers, teachers, gardeners, doctors and nurses. The new machine has already been installed at the EDMC headquarters and in its zonal offices.



Firstpost (satire)
Anshul Sharma has successfully bagged a lucrative offer from MNC after showing of his skill of linking Aadhaar with everything in existence. We inquired more about it. “I have been typical Sharma Ji ka beta throughout my life. My neighbors used me as an example to their kids, be it my studies or Naagin ...






Oherald
VASCO: Aadhaar Card is now becoming a must for a range of transactions, financial and otherwise. Now there are certain deadlines that one needs to meet related to individual Aadhaar to avoid pain in the coming year, 2018. This document is also very important to those having existing bank accounts ...






Scroll.in
Critically dependent on the subsidised rations they receive through the public distribution system to keep hunger at bay, catastrophe struck the family when the state administration made it mandatory for all ration cards to be linked to biometric identification through Aadhaar. Koili Devi's was only one of ...






Catch News
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is running an offer 10,000 rupees cash and free ticket for linking IRCTC account with Aadhaar card. On the basis of linking the Aadhaar from IRCTC account, you can book 12 tickets in a month and 6 tickets can be booked in a month without ...






NDTV
Take your Aadhaar card to the telecom operator's store. You can download a copy of your Aadhaar card and print it or take a soft copy via mAadhaar app as well. Some of them might ask for a photocopy or an emailed copy of this card. For the eKYC (online Know Your Consumer) process, you don't need ...






Livemint
The linking of Aadhaar, a 12-digit biometric identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), with soil health cards and land records wherever possible, is helping policymakers get a better picture of the farming activity in the country. The data helps in suggesting which ...






Outlook India
The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has made it must for employees to mark attendance with Aadhaar number and fingerprint biometrics from January 1 to curb truancy. According to a report in The Times of India, the civic body has distributed around 700 Aadhar-verified biometric attendance machines ...






Pune Mirror
You can hear it reverberating through the hills, the 'singha-garjana' , the lion-roar, that says Aadhaar-linking-mandatoryyyy! And yet another year-end party has begun. Well may have some bold and stubborn sorts, as well as the likes of you and me (the vaguely uneasy), muttered in pointless bravado or ...






The Hindu
It was 'How to link Aadhaar with PAN card?' Now, while linking Aadhaar with PAN card may be a rather specific one-time action, we are unfortunately heading towards a situation in 2018, where each individual needs to link their Aadhaar with at least two dozen different entities. And many Indians are ...






Deccan Chronicle
Senior citizens are asked to use fingerprints to authenticate their Aadhaar details to get Rs 1,000 per month under the Aasara pension scheme. However, the machines at government offices and in Mee Seva centres fail to read their fingerprints as fingerprints have almost vanished with the age. Denied ...






Scroll.in
East Delhi municipal body to deduct salaries if employees do not use Aadhaar to mark attendance, says report: The civic body has distributed 700 Aadhaar-verified biometric machines among its supervisors. We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in. Big news · Pakistan · India · Russia election ...






Zee News
After a series of extensions and re-extensions, the government has finally extending the deadline of linking Aadhaar with all services and welfare measures till March 31 next year. The host of essential services includes bank account, PAN card, mobile number, mutual fund, LIC, PPF and various social ...






Economic Times
Aadhaar will be the Aadhaar (foundation) of India's high-rise in a digitalised world. A billion plus connected citizens can transform India from a 'data poor' to the most 'data rich' society. Of course, we must protect against cyber-risks like 'wannacry', if we wanna try to drill the deepest well. If this data is ...






Financial Express
Aadhaar: The world's largest citizen identity initiative helped create IndiaStack, allowing the financial sector to access KYC details through APIs, thereby helping reduce a lot of friction and cost. Mobile: India today has more than 300 million smartphone users, removing geographical constraints of access ...






Hindu Business Line
Aadhaar, IndiaStack and Digital India are the envy of the world. India is blazing a new trail —the model in India will be very different from the rest of the world. Whether you are a big company or a start-up, those who build solutions for India's unique conditions, platforms, demographics and interests will ...






NYOOOZ
The residents can apply for the Chandigarh Smart City card through their Aadhaar cards. Tehsildar Amarinder Singh distributed cards among residents during a function held at Sector 25 here. Besides paying the electricity and water bills, residents can use it at smart parking to be introduced by the ...






Hindu Business Line
... established immediately with a minimum monthly pension amounting to 50 per cent of minimum wages, that it be indexed and revised periodically based on inflation, and below poverty line criteria should not be used for selection, as also Aadhaar/UID must not be made mandatory for disbursement.






News Today
On 22 November. the Chennai Corporation informed that it is planning to integrate Aadhaar with various civic services, including birth and death certificates, property tax assessment, trade licence and building approval. Over the past few years, there have been many instances of residents complaining ...