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

Saturday, February 10, 2018

12909 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 10th February 2018



Aadhaar to be address, age proof for driving licence: Govt
Economic Times
"As per information received from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Aadhaar card has been incorporated as one of the options in the list of documents to be submitted by the applicant as proof of address and age," Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written statement to the Rajya ...





NEET aspirants face Aadhaar bumps during registration
Times of India
MUMBAI: Several medical aspirants who tried to log into NEET's website to register for entrance exams faced technical glitches over Aadhaar details. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mapped the Aadhaar details of aspirants with UIDAI's site but many were unable to register.
NEET registrations begin: Ensure Aadhaar details are accurate so that your application is accepted - Hindustan Times
NEET 2018 registration: Importance of Aadhaar card and other required documents - The Indian Express
CBSE makes Aadhaar must for Neet exam - Deccan Chronicle


Millions May be Affected as UIDAI, Centre's CSC Network Clash Over Renewal of Aadhaar ...
The Wire
By February 2018, of the roughly 119 crore (1.19 billion) Aadhaar numbers generated by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), some 18 crore (180 million) had been generated by enrolment centres at CSCs alone. Total enrolment figures by CSCs are even higher at 26 crore (260 million), ...





Seeking to Curb Fraud, UIDAI Urges Indian Citizens to Print Their Own Aadhaar Cards
findBIOMETRICS
The Unique Identification Authority of India is urging citizens not to pay for laminated 'Aadhaar cards' as they are completely unnecessary and can expose important personal details to fraudsters. Seeking to Curb Fraud, UIDAI Urges Indian Citizens to Print Their Own Aadhaar Cards. A statement from the ...
Over 1000 Meghalaya residents want to erase Aadhaar information - Business Standard
UIDAI Warns Against 'Unusable' Laminated Aadhaar Smart Cards - League Of India
Aadhaar flaw: LIC agent alleges human rights violation in Kerala - The New Indian Express


Denied Entry Over Aadhaar, Woman Delivers Baby Outside Gurgaon Hospital
NDTV
When we reached there, the staff there asked for my wife's Aadhaar card for admission," Arun Kewat, the woman's husband said. ... "A lady doctor and some nurses present at the labour ward demanded a hard copy of the Aadhaar card and said that she would be admitted only on presenting the card.
No Aadhaar, Gurgaon hospital turns away woman, she gives birth right outside - The Indian Express
Woman sans Aadhaar forced to give birth at hospital gate - Daily Pioneer
No Aadhaar, woman delivers at Gurugram hospital gate - Times of India


ATMs can now verify transactions via Aadhaar
Times of India
MUMBAI: The 'dumb' ATM is set to turn smart. Banks are replacing the decades-old cash dispensers with new digital machines that have fixed menu options, are compact and come with a large 15-inch tablet-like multi-touch screen. These 'smart' ATMs can perform Aadhaar-based biometric ...





The faces of exclusion lost in Aadhaar debate
Business Standard
The other day, a banker friend pooh-poohed the Aadhaar debate, saying the exclusions due to it were statistically insignificant. I, on the other hand, contended that until the government can ensure that not even a single individual is excluded from his/her entitlements, it should not force Aadhaar down our ...





Aadhaar hearing: Petitioners argue for a voluntary ID card system that does not collect user data
Firstpost
On Day 8 and 9 of the Aadhaar hearing, senior counsel Kapil Sibal continued with his arguments for the petitioners. The key arguments made were on the controversial Section 57, based on which Aadhaar was made mandatory for multiple services, on the lack of adequate security measures in the ...





Foreign Companies Also Have Access to Biometric Data Under Aadhaar
NewsClick
On February 7 the hearings on Aadhaar continued in the Supreme Court with Kapil Sibal representing Raghav Tankha leading the arguments. The arguments advanced fell under three broad headings; evaluation of centralized biometrics from a technical standpoint, Aadhaar and e-governance, and ...
Driving Licenses to be Now Linked With Aadhaar, Says Supreme Court-Appointed Committee - LatestLY


FB Live: Delhi Residents Want Aadhaar to be Revoked
The Quint
Residents of Kusumpur Pahadi, which is regarded as Delhi's largest slum, are claiming that Aadhaar has made their lives more difficult. Scores of them have been denied rations, ever since Aadhaar-based authentiction was made mandatory in January this year. The Quint spoke to the residents of ...





Mozilla executive pens an open letter on India's data privacy laws and Aadhaar
Neowin
The letter also talks about India's Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identification number that is issued by the Government of India to its residents. Managed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), those who volunteer to register are required to provide their biometric information. Although the ID is ...





SEBI's clean chit to largest Aadhaar enrolment agency Vakrangee raises eyebrows
India Today
This is an interesting story of a listed company in stock market, which was once a penny stock of 50 paise in 2009 and went straight into the Forbes list in six years. Forbes had named Vakrangee Ltd among Asia's 200 'Best Under a Billion' companies for 2015 with market capitalisation of USD 821 million ...





3 Aadhaar centres temporarily shut down by postal dept
Times of India
3 Aadhaar centres temporarily shut down by postal dept. Anjaya Anparthi ... Nagpur: The postal department has temporarily closed three Aadhaar updation centres. Exact reason behind closure of the ... Only correction and modifications in Aadhaar cards were done in these centres. No new enrolment is ...





Link Aadhaar number to BSNL mobile number before Mar.31
Star of Mysore
A press release from the Office of the General Manager, Mysore Telecom District, states that the BSNL Mobile customers can link the Aadhaar number to their BSNL mobile number by dialling IVRS Number – 14546 from their smartphones and follow simple instructions and through OTP or can visit their ...





Inmates of old age home in Uttar Pradesh denied pension due to lack of Aadhaar card
Times Now
Bareilly: Inmates of an old age home in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly complained that they are unable to avail certain facilities and collect a pension as they do not have an Aadhaar card. A victim said the machine cannot trace their thumb impression because of wrinkles on their fingers, reported news agency ...
With no Aadhaar card, old age home inmates denied pension - New Kerala


System Goes Online, Farmers Rage Offline in Rural UP
The Wire
Rinku Singh is a young farmer who lives in Pahad Purva village in the district of Chitrakoot, Bundelkhand. Recently, a momentous occasion unfolded in Rinku's life when he finally had in his hands, that very precious document, which is running every Indian's life today – his Aadhaar card. But the struggle ...





Hundreds of old age inmates denied pension due to absence of Aadhaar card
indiablooms
Bareilly (UP), Feb 9 (ANI): Several senior citizen inmates living in old age homes of Bareilly are struggling to get their monthly pension due to absence of Aadhaar card. The senior citizens claimed that it was troublesome for them to get themselves enrolled with Aadhaar system due to missing fingerprints ...





Haryana will not deny treatment in the absence of Aadhaar Card
Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij said that treatment would not be denied to any patient if he or she does not have Aadhaar Card. In order to meet the shortage of doctors in government hospitals, appointment letters have been issued to 385 doctors. Apart from this, the doctors in waiting ...





Aadhaar Card can be used while applying for driver's license, says Centre
IndiaGlitz.com
The Centre has made it mandatory for people to link their respective bank accounts with Aadhaar card numbers and has also been insisting that possession of Aadhaar cards alone would make them 'qualified' to get the benefits of various welfare schemes. Even as a Constitution Bench of the Supreme ...





Health card for all citizens of capital
The Asian Age
It added that a voter ID of Delhi is mandatory for availing health card for any person aged above 18 years and Aadhaar number is mandatory for anyone above one year. The Aam Aadmi Health Card will be issued by the city government's department of health and family welfare. “For initial registration, a ...
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