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, April 21, 2018

13327 - Aadhaar Articles dated 20th April 2018



Economic Times
Before you change details in the EPFO records, make sure your Aadhaar has the right information that you want to be corrected. It may so happen that you may get the below mentioned message "Aadhaar is already verified. Your details aren't editable", which means that your Aadhaar has already been ...






Times of India
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a clutch of petitions challenging Aadhaar and its enabling 2016 law, was told by the counsel for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that the 12-digit national identifier brought the citizens face to face with the ...



Biometric Update
India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the time for residents to link their taxation permanent account numbers to their Aadhaar biometric IDs from March 31, 2018 to June 30, 2018. Aadhaar is the 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every ...






The Hindu
Mumbai: Claiming that over 21.82 lakh beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS) have been left without ration services as their Aadhaar number could not be linked with their ration cards due to technical glitches, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday said the compulsion ...



Livemint
New Delhi: In a strong defence of Aadhaar, the World Bank on Thursday said India's “strong government” push to increase account ownership through biometric identification cards helped narrow both the gender gap and the gap between the rich and poor. India has significantly reduced the gender gap ...






Times of India
A bunch of Aadhaar cards and postal letters from government offices were found in a sack along the PAP canal near Alagumalai recently. Tirupur south tahsildar Gopalakrishnan seized the bundle and found that they were supposed to be delivered through the Gandhinagar sub-post office.






The Hindu
Claiming that over 21.82 lakh beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS) have been left without ration services as their Aadhaar number could not be linked with their ration cards due to technical glitches, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday said the compulsion of ...



The New Indian Express
Mohan said he visited several offices, including the Nemmadi Kendra in Kaup and Aadhaar enrolment centre at Bannanje in Udupi, but in vain. As a last resort, he wrote to the office of the Prime Minister, explaining the problem. The PMO followed up the issue and ensured that the Aadhaar card was ...






Jagran Josh
The offline QR code will allow everyone to establish their identity through offline verification without revealing their 12-digit Aadhaar number. ... Addressing the concern of any sort of data breach through Aadhaar, the UIDAI clarified that it will not use Aadhaar information for any kind of data analysis in the ...



Nagaland Post
Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Sushil Kumar Patel (IAS) through a press release has informed the general public of Dimapur district that some unauthorized shops/outlets, not authorized by the state government, were carrying out Aadhaar enrollment. According to DIPR, the DC has reminded the public ...






The News Minute
In yet another case of Aadhaar imposition, the staff at the Madras High Court refused to accept an NGOs writ petition since the petitioner did not submit his Aadhaar card. Padam Narayanan, Director of Change India, was submitting his writ petition at the Madras High Court on Thursday when he was ...






Financial Express
While over 90% of people in Rajasthan are covered by Aadhaar, for some reason, hospitals are being allowed to admit patients just on the basis of their IDs — that is, without insisting on live authentication using biometric devices — as long as the medical officer of the hospital okays it. Clause 1.13.4 of ...






Times of India
Asked about the Aadhaar Card technology, Lipton said it is relatively new and seems to have many advantages. "It surely has huge promises and could help overcome remoteness and promote inclusion," he said. There certainly are possible drawbacks, he noted. "From the beginning it's been clear that ...






Morung Express
DIMAPUR, APRIL 19 (DIPR): Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur has informed the general public of Dimapur district that some Aadhaar enrollment are being carried out in shops/outlets that are not authorized by the state government. The DC, Sushil Kumar Patel in a press release on Thursday reminded ...






Swarajya
World Bank Praises Modi Government's Aadhaar Push. Indian government's “strong” push to increase account ownership through biometric identification cards helped narrow both the gender gap and the gap between the rich and poor, the World Bank said on Thursday. In its Global Findex database ...






News On Dot
The staff at the Madras High Court today refused to accept an NGOs writ petition since the petitioner did not submit his Aadhaar card. Padam Narayanan, Director of Change India, was asked to give his Aadhaar card as address proof and submitted his writ petition at the Madras High Court on Thursday.






indiablooms
New Delhi: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) confirmed that the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) pensioners can now submit a life certificate without the 12-digit unique identity number, Aadhaar. The above facility can also be availed by pensioners, who do possess Aadhaar, but ...






Hindustan Times
Aadhaar is a shining example of how access to government services can be transformed for vulnerable communities. For India this represents an opportunity to lead the way, not just in improving electoral systems across the globe, but also in helping some of the poorest countries in reaching their ...






NDTV
To prevent agents cornering tickets at the time of opening of the bookings, the Indian Railways has barred them from booking tickets between 08:00 am to 08:30 am, 10:00 am to 10:30 am and 11:00 am to 11:30 am. Besides that, Aadhaar card has been made mandatory for agents' registration.