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, March 19, 2018

12992 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 17th March 2018



The Emerging Aadhaar Regime Could Be Bad News for the BJP
The Wire
After several nerve-racking months of delay, a five-judge Supreme Court Bench delivered an interim order on the Aadhaar issue. Of course, this is not the final word. That is expected only later in the year. Yet, the interim order can describe the current state of play. The order is so intriguing that even days ...

The Aadhaar boomerang: How the emerging regime could hurt the BJP govt - Business Standard


'Aadhaar may have been launched 10 years too early'
Business Line
Aadhaar has achieved “an awful lot” to become among the largest identity schemes of the world, but it may have been introduced 10 years too early, says a renowned fintech commentator. "As I see it, Aadhaar started off as a visionary programme in 2007," says Chris Skinner. With the benefit of hindsight ...





Poor are paying the heaviest price of Aadhaar: Economist Reetika Khera
Newslaundry
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 13, extended the March 31 deadline for linking various services to UIDAI's Aadhaar. A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, is hearing a bunch of petitions against government directives making Aadhaar - a 12-digit unique identity ...

Ten Things To Know About Security of UIDAI's Aadhaar Data - NDTV

Graft led to closure of Aadhaar agency - Times of India

Your Aadhaar is now just a Google search away, says French security researcher - The New Indian Express


Camp held for providing Aadhaar to children living on streets
Business Standard
An NGO in collaboration with several child rights bodies has organised an Aadhaar registration camp for children living on the streets. This camp, which began yesterday, is a major milestone following the launch of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for care and protection of children in street ...

Equipped with Aadhaar, homeless kids to get easy access to education - Millennium Post


Aadhaar card children: Find centres now at a place near you for kids on streets; here's how
Zee Business
Aadhaar card children: Aiming to reach more children, Save the Children NGO will hold another camp soon in southeast Delhi and north Delhi in April, which will enable children to also seek school admissions. The event was organised in collaboration with National Commission For Protection Of Child ...

CSR : Children in Street Situations get Aadhaar enrollment in Delhi - IndiaCSR (press release) (blog)


Man arrested in Mumbai for procuring Aadhaar, PAN for illegal Bangladeshi migrants
The New Indian Express
MUMBAI: The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra police has arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly helping illegal Bangladeshi migrants obtain Aadhaar and PAN cards. The Navi Mumbai unit of the ATS arrested five Bangladeshi nationals who were living in India illegally from Jui village in ...

Man who helped illegal aliens get aadhaar cards arrested - The Asian Age

Man who gave IDs to Bangladeshis held - The Hindu


Aadhaar data leak: Just Google 'Mera Aadhaar Meri Pehchan filetype:pdf'
NewsBytes
In a rather worrisome revelation, it has been found that a simple Google search (Mera Aadhaar Meri Pehchan filetype:pdf) can lead people to access the Aadhaar card details of several individuals. These details that can be publicly accessed by anyone on the internet include name, address, Aadhaar ...

Another Aadhaar Data Leak? 'Mera Aadhaar Meri Pehchan' Google Search Poses Question on ... - LatestLY




Rajasthan police bust racket using 'fake Aadhaar', computer hacking to help candidates clear exam
Times of India
In a case of a major security breach in Aadhaar authentication, Rajasthan's special operations group (SOG) has so far identified seven centres where a gang was cloning candidates' fingerprints to help at least 25 of them to take exams through a proxy (dummy) candidate. Devendra Jat, the mastermind ...

Aadhaar security breach: Gang cloning fingerprints of candidates to cheat in exams in Rajasthan ... - Times Now

Cloned thumb prints used to spoof biometrics and allow proxies to answer online Rajasthan Police ... - MediaNama.com


Harish Khare resigns as editor-in-chief of The Tribune, newspaper which reported breach in ...
Firstpost
In January this year, a news report by The Tribune claimed a breach in Aadhaar data. The report claimed that it took just Rs 500 and 10 minutes for the newspaper to get an access through an "agent" to every detail of any individual submitted to the UIDAI, including name, address, postal code (PIN), ...





Bharti Airtel Users Can Now Check the Aadhaar-Linked Numbers With a SMS
TelecomTalk (blog)
Bharti Airtel is now allowing users to check the mobile numbers linked to their Aadhaar connection. Airtel customers can now send an SMS to 121 as ADCHKAadhaar number. Post sending the SMS, users will receive an SMS with details of the mobile numbers linked to their Aadhaar. As usual ...





A review of #NLHafta by Gaurav, Krithika and Aadhaar
Newslaundry
I have been a Newslaundry subscriber from August 2016 and this is mainly because of NL Hafta. Your mix of people with different ideologies made me look into news from a new perspective. I would wait for Friday to hear you guys for 1-2 hours, aggravated by the fact that I live in Stockholm, Sweden, ...





Despite SC-order, Aadhaar still mandatory for certain services: UIDAI CEO
GNS News (satire) (press release) (blog)
(G.N.S) DT.16 The SC's interim order on the Aadhaar deadline might not mean relief for everyone. In an interview with HT, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey clarified several issues. New subscribers of bank accounts, Tatkal passports, SIMs and mutual funds will still have to produce Aadhaar while ...





News Roundup: 9 Indian Startup News Stories That You Don't Want To Miss This Week [12-17 Mar ...
Inc42 Media
Following this, UIDAI has clarified that requirement of Aadhaar for opening new bank accounts as well as applying for tatkal passports will continue.It further added, “for those who do not have Aadhaar, they are required to apply for Aadhaar and provide the Aadhaar application number while applying for ...





Security flaw in Kerala govt's e-housing website, data of home loan applicants exposed
onmanorama
In other words, there is no need to login to access data, which include Aadhaar card details and copies of passport-size photographs of applicants. Even the signatures of SC officers concerned of all the districts are available in scanned format. The e-Housing project enables Scheduled Caste ...





NEET 2018 Form Correction Closes Tonight at 11:50PM on cbseneet.nic.in, Know what can be ...
News18
NEET 2018 Form Correction Closes Tonight at 11:50PM on cbseneet.nic.in, Know what can be Changed? The Board had began this one-time correction facility on 15th March 2018 and candidates must once again go through their NEET 2018 application forms to modify details or make corrections (if ...

NEET 2018: Form correction facility to close today, make changes at cbseneet.nic.in - The Indian Express


Private schools to move court over RTE fee delay
Times of India
After the state government made Aadhaar mandatory for online registration system to claim reimbursement, private schools have been struggling to ... After mismatch in information on RTE students available with schools and Samagra and Aadhaar Ids, the department outrightly said “Fee cannot be ...





IDFC Bank launches services in UP, opens two branches in Lucknow and Kanpur
Times of India
Over the past two years, IDFC Bank has set up 290 interoperable Aadhaar-enabled Micro ATMs and 106 Aadhaar Pay merchant points across the state, ... Points-of-Presence (PoPs), including 141 branches, 61 ATMs, 356 business correspondent branches, 13,070 MicroATMs, and 3,423 Aadhaar Pay ...





How ready is India for artificial intelligence?
YourStory.com
Aadhaar is mandatory for one service after another - phone numbers, ration cards, bank accounts, income tax filing. All of the interlinked data will be available to government to garner insights using AI. In the larger scheme of things, this data will be linked to hospital records, land records, purchases, this ...





Kashmiri migrants call on Addl DDC
State Times
JAMMU: A deputation of Kashmiri migrants led by its Chairman / President Er Ramesh Chander Mahajan called on Additional District Development Commissioner (Department of Aadhaar Affairs) in Jammu and apprised of the problems being faced by migrants and submitted a memorandum.





Mastermind of thumbprint cloning held
Times of India
However, SOG officials refuted reports that the security of Aadhaar was compromised in the incident. ... Meanwhile, senior officers at the Rajasthan police headquarters said that the candidates appearing for the exam were asked to carry at least one identity card—voter ID, Aadhaar, driving licence or ...





Are your Aadhar details available on a Google search?
Sify News
If you make a google search query with one of this line you will find thousands of #Aadhaar card. @UIDAI: It's time to admit that this is not OK and to work on a fix." He suggested that besides the security concerns on Aadhar's own portals, crucial details such as PAN card, driver license were leaked ...
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