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

Monday, January 1, 2018

12578 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 29th December 2017



We are not collecting Indian users' Aadhaar data: Facebook
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Social networking giant Facebook has clarified that it is not collecting any Aadhaar data and was requesting people to key in only their name "as per aadhaar" records during sign up just for a small test. "The test ran with a small number of users in India and has now finished... We currently ...

We are not collecting Aadhaar data: Facebook - Livemint
Facebook: “There is no integration or authentication with Aadhaar” - Wccftech

Facebook confirms giving Aadhaar prompt for new users aimed at checking fake accounts - Moneycontrol.com


Central prison staff to conduct Aadhaar enrolment for prisoners
The Hindu
With some inmates completing their term and new ones coming in, the prison authorities have decided to have their own independent setup to ensure Aadhaar for all inmates. According to Chief Superintendent of the prison Somashekar, the enrolment began last Friday. The staff will provide the ...
State govt failed on Aadhaar commitment - Assam Tribune


We are not collecting Indian users' Aadhaar data: Facebook dismisses rumours
The News Minute
A day after some reports suggested that Facebook was asking new users in India to enter their names as mentioned in their Aadhaar Card when they sign up for an account, the social media giant on Thursday clarified that it is not collecting Aadhaar data. Facebook said it ran a small test to help new ...
We are not collecting users' Aadhaar data: Facebook - The Sen Times Online Newspaper


Benefits denied due to non-matching of thumb print with Aadhaar data: BJP MP Sushil Kumar Singh
Economic Times
Benefits denied due to non-matching of thumb print with Aadhaar data: BJP MP Sushil Kumar Singh. PTI| ... A BJP member in the Lok Sabha today said millions of people were not getting pension as their thumb impressions no longer matched the impression stored in the Aadhaar data due to old age.
Millions Denied Pension As Finger Prints Don't Match Aadhaar Data: BJP Lawmaker - NDTV
BJP MP says elderly not getting pension due to Aadhaar link - Business Standard


Bank-Aadhaar linking last date March 31: How to check if your bank account is linked to Aadhaar
Times of India
It might be possible that you have already submitted your Aadhaar details to bank. However, if you receive notification from your bank again for Aadhaar seeding, it might be possibile that the linkage between the two was not done correctly by the bank or the Aadhaar number entred by you is worng or ...
Request for Aadhaar Name Just a 'Small Test', Clarifies Facebook - ETtech.com
Aadhaar for Facebook? Here's what you need to know - The Siasat Daily
Is Facebook insisting on Aadhaar? Here is what the social media giant has to say - Oneindia


Denial of info for lack of Aadhaar breach of RTI Act: CIC
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Denial of information for the lack of Aadhaar card is a serious breach of right guaranteed under the RTI Act and amounts to harassment of the applicant, the Central Information Commission ... He cannot invent new grounds for denial like lack of Aadhaar Card, Voter Id Card, Passport etc.
Denial of info for lack of Aadhaar breach of RTI Act: Central Information Commission - Moneycontrol.com
Denying information for lack of Aadhaar violates RTI Act: Central Information Commission - Oneindia


Now, Aadhaar details mandatory for subscribing Atal Pension Yojana
Kasmir Monitor
New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now made it mandatory for subscribers to provide Aadhaar details for investing in the Atal Pension ... The Aadhaar mandatory linking of Aadhaar Atal Pension Yojana will be applicable with effect from January 1, 2018.





Your Lungs Now Need to Be Linked With Aadhaar to Breathe Clean Air
The Quint
The Centre issued a notification that mandatorily directs all citizens to link their lungs to their Aadhaar card in order to access clean air. The move, hailed as a complete game changer in citizens' access to essential resources, will curb corrupt citizens from consuming greater clean air than deemed ...





Aadhaar Card Registration Camp
E-Pao.net
Imphal, December 28 2017: In continuation with its commitment for betterment of villages, 19 Assam Rifles of 28 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) in collaboration with Chandel District Administration organised Aadhaar registration camp from 23 Dec to 24 Dec 2017 at Old Samtal ...





Indore: Another ailing candidate exempted from Aadhaar enabled fingerprint verification for patwari ...
Free Press Journal
INDORE: In an interim order, Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday exempted another ailing candidate from Aadhaar enabled biometric fingerprint verification to appear in the patwari recruitment exam scheduled to be held on Friday. 25-year-old Inderjit Singh Rajawat, who was ...





Business Roundup 2017: GST, RERA, GDP and Aadhaar make their mark
NewsX
Almost towards the end of 2017 India was rewarded a 30-level jump in the World Bank's list of Ease of Doing Business. The nation is now moving ahead into 2018 with the promise of the GDP growth picking up and with the potential of becoming the world's fifth largest economy, according to a Centre for ...





71.24 Crore Mobile Connections Linked With Aadhaar, Says Prasad
Brinkwire (press release)
“Linking of Aadhaar with personal bank accounts is being done based on the amendments that have been effected in the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules 2005. Linking of Aadhaar with the mobile number has been effected in pursuance of…Supreme Court order dated February 6, 2017,” Minister ...





Even prisoners in Kerala are getting Aadhaar!
MENAFN.COM
Even prisoners in Kerala are getting Aadhaar! Date ... The state's prison department has ventured on a project to provide Aadhaar, first to over 3,500 convicted prisoners and then to undertrials. ... Prison staff would make a list of inmates who don't have Aadhaar; the list would be updated periodically.
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