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

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

13175 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 3rd April 2018



Livemint
New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday launched a facility to generate a 16-digit virtual identification for Aadhaar number holders. The virtual ID has been introduced so that the actual 12-digit Aadhaar number need not be shared for authenticating identity. The move is part ...





Inc42 Media
While the Supreme Court is entertaining several petitions against the Aadhaar, the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has introduced the beta version of the VID (virtual ID) feature. In a tweet, the UIDAI said, “The UIDAI launches Virtual ID. Generate your VID from ...






Economic Times
A notification issued on September 29, 2017 stated that every depositor should submit their Aadhaar number at the time of opening the account/purchasing certificates to establish their identity. Further, for existing depositors who have not submitted Aadhaar number at the time of purchase of certificates ...






MediaNama.com
A Twitter handle of anonymous hackers (who claim to be a group) by the name Lulzsec India have tweeted about a vulnerability involving 22,000 Aadhaar and PAN cards. They have refused to provide further information till the vulnerability is patched. The screenshot they have tweeted appears to show ...






ETtech.com
In a tweet, the UIDAI said on Monday, “UIDAI launches Virtual ID. Generate your VID from Resident.uidai.gov.in/web/resident/vidgeneration. Soon, service providers will start accepting VID in place of Aadhaar number. For now, you can use this for online address update in your Aadhaar from.” (sic)







Hindustan Times
Despite successfully submitting income tax returns (ITR), transgender persons continue to face problems with their Aadhaar number and (permanent account number) PAN card still remaining unlinked on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax department. On March 31, Reshma Prasad, a transgender ...






Daily News & Analysis
Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that he personally is not in favour of linkinh Aadhaar card with Voter ID card. "I am not saying this as an IT minister... My personal opinion is Aadhaar should not be linked with the voter ID card," Prasad said on Sunday at an event in Bengaluru.






New York Times
Under Mr. Modi's government, Aadhaar, India's enormous biometric identification system, which was initially promoted as a voluntary program to refine the delivery of public services and curb corruption, is increasingly seen as necessary for public and private services — giving birth in a hospital, ...






Times of Oman
He also clarified there is no need for an Aadhaar Card. “Non-resident Indians are not entitled to have an Aadhaar card, so, whenever any Indian government organisation or public sector organisation asks for an Aadhaar card, I would request our non-resident Indians to inform them, particularly their ...






Firstpost
While trying to fathom why he had been denied a ration card, he said, "I have got an Aadhaar card made. I have also been given money to build a house under the Indira Gandhi Awas Yojana (IGAY). If I can qualify for the IGAY, then why am I being denied a ration card? I am poor enough to receive funds ...






Kaplan Herald
Someone has misused my name and photograph on the Aadhaar card to book a room in the hotel. However, the Aadhaar number didn't belong to me.” Police have registered a case under the sections for cheating and impersonation and under the IT Act against unidentified person. Rautela has acted in ...






NYOOOZ
She then handed over her Aadhaar card to them and left. Later in the night when Rautela reached the hotel, she was told that someone had booked a room in her name, using her Aadhaar details. Rautela's publicist, Kapil Mishra, lodged a complaint with the Bandra police station in this regard,”.






NDTV
Once you have paid, you will be asked to authenticate via Aadhaar OTP, or submit documents via e-sign, or to physically send the documents to NSDL. You will also receive an email acknowledgement from NSDL about your application and your PAN card will be couriered to you once the application ...






FactorDaily
Some say there is a wave of hacktivism in India that has come about in the last one month with the French security researcher who goes by the alias Elliot Alderson discovering bugs in various Indian platforms and applications, including Aadhaar, BSNL, Apollo Hospitals, the Narendra Modi app, among ...






Basic Income News
Finally, Khosla report also acknowledges the importance of developing and enhancing the recently deployed Aadhaar authentication system, plus other initiatives to boost digital payments and further financial inclusion, which, apart from the political and tax collection problems still to resolve, are key to a ...






Markets Insider
The country has been quick in moving toward a digital economy with initiatives like Aadhaar, Demonetization, and the implementation of GST. By implementing a common blockchain platform the exchanges eliminate instances of double financing – leading to better rates across the board – without ...






The New Indian Express
Some organisations insist on 100% name match and now that Aadhaar has to be linked with all our accounts, I am vexed with the problem of checking every document and ID proof to make sure the names are consistent. Many organisations don't give the option to explain that both the name forms are ...






ETtech.com
UIDAI/Aadhaar and India Stack will also provide support and tools to build and test products in a secured environment. The setting up of the facility follows the government's push to incubate fintech startups in the insurance and regulatory spaces. The CoE in Chennai would be one among the seven new ...






Firstpost
Also, the timing of the release could not have been better with Aadhaar and Facebook hitting the headlines with regard to data breach. The stars must have lined up to help the movie. And having scrumptious things to say, actors Sonu and Naveen put their best foot forward (not during the songs, though; ...






Daily Pioneer
He informed that the tribals, however, have voter identity card, Aadhaar card, bank pass book, PAN card and food card. Eight of them are getting old age pensions. The municipality has sufficient funds to provide amenities for the tribal people, but non possession of land is a handicap, said Municipality ...






Equity Bulls
It also allows two-way communication with replies to customer messages and provides basic banking services like checking balance, mini statement, checking reward points as well as updation of Aadhaar through WhatsApp. The messaging on WhatsApp is being rolled out to customers in phases; ...






Hindustan Times
Thereafter, the accused threatened him and snatched his bag containing Rs 25,000 cash, four mobile phones, Aadhaar card, PAN card, voter ID card and 8 ATM cards. The assailants later dumped him near the Paras hospital in Sector 43 from where he was taken to the hospital by the police.