AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13176 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 4th April 2018

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

13176 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 4th April 2018

UIDAI launches 'Virtual ID' to address privacy concerns related to Aadhaar

Times of India

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," the UIDAI said in a tweet. The tweet urges the users to generate their VIDs and gives a link of the Aadhaar website for the same. The VID would give any ...

Minors can't opt out of Aadhaar after attaining majority: UIDAI to Supreme Court - Economic Times

Database has minimal information on Aadhaar holders; no financial, health details: UIDAI - Times of India

UIDAI unveils Virtual ID in beta form; service providers to use new feature soon - Times of India

Election Commission may ask Supreme Court not to make linking of Aadhaar, voter ID mandatory

Moneycontrol.com

As the Supreme Court is set to hear a public interest litigation seeking linking of Aadhaar numbers with electoral voter ID cards, the Election Commission of India may suggest the apex court to not make it mandatory. The election authority is instead likely to plead SC to allow voluntary linking of Aadhaar ...

Let Aadhaar-Voter ID Link Be Voluntary: Election Commission - Khabar India

Here is why Indian expats in Oman go for Aadhaar ID card

Times of Oman

Pandey said: “NRIs 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 NRIs to inform them, particularly their banks, that they are non-residents and not entitled to have an Aadhaar card.”

5 years on, man's struggle to retrive lost Aadhaar number continues

Times of India

PUNE: In 2013, Nitin Amraotkar lost his Aadhaar card on a flight. The last five years have been a struggle — Amraotkar has visited numerous enrollment centres, in Pune as well as in Mumbai, and has even written to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) officials — but there is no solution in ...

One Aadhaar, two dates of birth: MP High Court orders In-Depth Investigation

MediaNama.com

During the hearing of a habeas corpus petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court came across two Aadhaar cards with the same number belonging to the same individual (a girl), but with different dates of birth. The petitioner had produced an Aadhaar card for the girl containing the birth date 2.9.2000, ...

Did edu dept leak Aadhaar data to political parties?

Times of India

NAGPUR: The Federation of Schools Maharashtra (FSM), an umbrella group of private unaided school associations, has accused the education department of leaking Aadhaar data and/or contact details of teachers and parents to political parties. School education minister Vinod Tawde refuted the ...

'Aadhaar could be used in totally unacceptable ways'

Times of India

AHMEDABAD: The Aadhaar scheme, by which the government assigns citizens of India a 12-digit unique identity number, could be abused in totally unacceptable ways and should have safeguards, Noam Chomsky, the acclaimed American linguist and philosopher said in an interview to Swagat ...

'Make use of Aadhaar for identification of visitors in jails', Ahir advises states, UTs

India TV

"However, the Ministry of Home Affairs has advised all States and Union Territories (UTs) to make use of Aadhaar for identification of visitors to ensure that facilities are being availed by authorized individuals," Ahir told Lok Sabha today. The Minister also advised all States and UTs that prison inmates ...

Use Aadhaar For Identification of Visitors in Jails: MHA to States & UTs

India.com

New Delhi, Apr 4: The Ministry of Home Affairs has advised States and Union Territories to start using Aadhaar for identification of visitors in prisons across the country. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, MoS Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said that apart from visitors, ...

Union Home Ministry advises states, UTs to make use Aadhaar for prison inmates, visitors - Oneindia

How to Apply for PAN Card

Times of India

If your Aadhaar authentication process gets completed, take a print out of the receipt with the 15 digit unique acknowledgement number, sign it and send it to the office of NSDL: Income Tax PAN Services Unit, NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, 5th Floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341, Survey No.