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

Sunday, April 8, 2018

13214 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th April 2018



findBIOMETRICS
First announced in January, the system's name is a little bit misleading: Virtual ID is essentially a tokenization system, allowing citizens to convert their 12-digit Aadhaar ID number into a 16-digit proxy that can be used for authentication. The idea is of course to help protect genuine Aadhaar credentials ...






Firstpost
Editor's Note: This is a two-part series which will be taking stock of all the important arguments that have taken place so far in the Aadhaar Supreme Court hearings. Part 1 will focus on Days 1 to 15 and Part 2 (to be published tomorrow) will focus on Days 15 to 25 of the hearings. To read our complete ...




Zee Business
Kopri police have registered a case under the Information Technology Act and relevant sections of the IPC. Bapurao Shingote, a city resident, received a call on his cell phone on April 2. The caller told him that his Aadhaar number has been linked with his bank account, and sought "verification code" ...



NDTV
Registered users who have authenticated themselves with Aadhaar KYC (Know Your Customer) and booked at least one PNR and whose journey commences in the calendar month of that lucky draw scheme are eligible for 'Lucky Draw Scheme' for that particular month, said IRCTC. Only those booked ...






New York Times
To Adita Jha, Aadhaar was simply a hassle. The 30-year-old environmental consultant in Delhi waited in line three times to sit in front of a computer that photographed her face, captured her fingerprints and snapped images of her irises. Three times, the data failed to upload. The fourth attempt finally ...



NDTV
The caller told him that his Aadhaar number has been linked with his bank account, and sought "verification code" sent to his mobile number to complete ... from the bank account of a 71-year-old man by unidentified persons on the pretext of linking his account with the Aadhaar, the city police said today.



Firstpost
Giridih (Jharkhand): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will examine the documents, including hundreds of Aadhaar Cards, recovered from the Maoists during anti-Naxal operations in Giridih district in March, a police officer said. The Jharkhand government has recommended for NIA probe into the ...






NDTV
The virtual aadhaar (mAadhaar) card allows you to make changes in your profile via a TOTP. The time-based one-time password or TOTP is generated by an algorithm and is valid only for 30 seconds. The TOTP is an 8-digit long numeric string. The TOTP is a way to circumvent the traditional SMS based ...






Kasmir Monitor
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre how legitimate would it be to ask 120 crore people of the country to link their mobile phones to Aadhaar just to get hold of a few militants. "Do militants apply for SIM cards? It is a problem that you are asking the entire 120 crore people to ...






Firstpost
Man loses Rs 75,000 in a phishing case related to the linking of bank account to Aadhaar number. News-Analysis PTI Apr 07, ... Money was withdrawn from the bank account of a 71-year-old man by unidentified persons on the pretext of linking his account with Aadhaar, the city police said on 6 April.



CIO India
Typically fintech companies are not Aadhaar Authentication User Agency (AUAs) or KYC User Agency (KUAs) themselves; but sub-KUAs and sub-AUAs. They send their requests through UIDAI's network. KYC norms having been proving to be a problem for the fintech companies since October.






The Hindu
Over three months after their arrest, two girls aged 13 and 17 (according to their Aadhaar cards) were given bail by the Allahabad High Court on March 27 in a cow slaughter case. However, they're yet to be released from jail allegedly due to pending paperwork. On December 29 last year, the minors, ...








Economic Times
The income tax department wants more information from you about your finances and business. The new income-tax return forms released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for filing returns for the financial year 2017-18 have several new columns. These new forms for various categories of ...


India TV
Talking about the steps taken by his government for the welfare of the people, PM Modi said that Rs 80,000 crore has been saved by linking Aadhaar with government schemes as it checked corruption. Earlier, taking a jibe at the opposition parties, BJP president Amit Shah today said that cats, dogs, ...






Hindustan Times
Stepping out to visit her bank to block her credit cards, Sunia Malik, 70, was both flummoxed and pleasantly surprised on finding her wallet, complete with her Apple iPhone 5, credit cards, Aadhaar card, PAN card, driving licence and car and home keys. The thieves, however, did not part with her Rs ...






Deccan Chronicle
The commission was also reviewing complaints of attempts to obtain voter ID cards for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants using the Aadhaar. Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat addresses reporters in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: KPN). Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash ...








The Quint
The Supreme Court stopped the Centre on Thursday from projecting Aadhaar as panacea for all systemic ills, including bank frauds worth billions of rupees, and said the unique number as a tool for authentication of identity could not stop bank scams even if it might be useful in uplifting the poor.





The Indian Express
Space has also been provided in forms to either mention the 12-digit Aadhaar number or the 28-digit enrolment Aadhaar ID, as was the case in last years' forms. Tax experts said that the new ITR forms are focused on seeking more information from unlisted companies. Naveen Wadhwa, Deputy General ...






The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
NEW DELHI — Seeking to build an identification system of unprecedented scope, India is scanning the fingerprints, eyes and faces of its 1.3 billion residents and connecting the data to essentials like welfare benefits and mobile phones. Civil libertarians are horrified, viewing the program, called Aadhaar ...






Economic Times
DBT has led to the removal of duplicate and fake beneficiaries and reduced leakages. "The government has approximately saved about USD 12.7 billion. Similarly, under the JAM Trinity (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile Technology), the government had made tremendous progress in enhancing financial ...






Indiainfoline
To open a Demat account, you will need the proper documents like the PAN card/Passport/Aadhaar card, etc., but for opening a trading account, all you will need is a Demat account. With technology taking over, opening demat and trading accounts has become a matter of minutes. Tags Demat account ...






Finance Minutes
UIDAI's Aadhaar national identity project, is built in collaboration with NPCI, RBI and other banks. There are several initiatives introduced, which will provide easy and efficient payment solutions to businesses and individuals. The Aadhar system will provide payment solutions through Aadhaar Enabled ...






The Quint
Bhushan's petition points out that the Aadhaar case was originally heard by a bench including Justices Chelameswar and Bobde back in 2015, who ... However, Bhushan points out that both have been excluded from the Constitution Bench deciding on the validity of Aadhaar, which was set up by CJI ...






NewsClick
Pointing out mistakes in her Aadhaar, officials told her that she won't be able to get a home as promised to the victims of Cyclone Hudhud that hit the coastal state in 2014. Displaying a cavalier attitude, Andhra Pradesh government has abandoned the construction of beneficiary shelters for the victims ...






Financial Express
Coupled with the intended linkage to Aadhaar card, the malpractices in the sector can be curbed along with the flow of black money into the system. All these developments are significant considering that experts feel the real estate sector needs more transparency and accountability in order to be more ...






The New Indian Express
Accepting that introduction of new model charkhas did cause some job loss, it said that its decision in January 2018 to pay the subsidy directly to artisans in their Aadhaar-seeded account resulted in flushing out 'ghost' artisans. In the same time period, the official data showed the production of Khadi ...






MediaNama.com
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its report on public WiFi networks, calling such networks a means to ensure “citizens have equitable and affordable access to information and knowledge and that their freedoms are protected, including their freedom of expression”. The report ...