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, May 19, 2018

13538 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 17th May 2018



Government website leaks Aadhaar information
Biometric Update
Yet another website has published the Aadhaar numbers and biographic details of Indian citizens; this time the official website for Prime Minister ...

How to check your Aadhaar authentication history - Livemint
Old aged, ill, & injured can use ID proofs other than Aadhaar for bank account - ETtech.com

Those without proof can update address online: UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey - The Indian Express


Old aged, ill, & injured can use ID proofs other than Aadhaar for bank account: Government
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government today allowed injured, ill and infirm old aged persons to use alternative means of authentication in place of national ...





How India's Welfare Revolution Is Starving Citizens
The New Yorker
Aadhaar is a federal effort, operating under the Unique Identification Authority of India, but when it came into law, in 2016, it was formalized as an ...





Aadhaar latest tool against 'fake' matrimonial profiles
Forbes India
Matchmaking websites such as Shaadi.com are using Aadhaar's unique identification number for profile verification to grapple with the menace of fake ...





Legal framework that governs Aadhaar issuing authority needs overhaul, says NIPFP study
Business Today
The paper evaluates the legal framework under which the Aadhaar Act and the Aadhaar Regulations operate. It seeks to understand whether the law ...





Fake Aadhaar Card Racket Busted In Manipur, Chennai Woman, 9 Myanmar Nationals Arrested
NDTV
On further investigation, police raided a house and seized two laptops, four Aadhaar cards, one printer machine, one laminating film machine, ...

TN woman held for trafficking - The Hindu


Old aged, ill and injured can use ID proofs other than Aadhaar for bank accounts: Government
The New Indian Express
In March this year, the apex court had extended indefinitely its March 31 deadline for linking of existing bank accounts and mobile phone numbers with ...





Income Tax Returns (ITR) Filing: Steps To E-Verify Using Aadhaar OTP
NDTV
Tax payers can use Aadhaar based e-verification of their Income Tax Returns (ITR) for making ITR filing easier and quicker, informed UIDAI on it's ...





Hoping to sign up for Aadhaar? Do wake up for that 4am queue
Times of India
Recently, I was considering enrolling my son for Aadhaar. He is just a year old, but I wanted to get the process over with as soon as possible.





Govt to hold special camps as 5 lakh still sans Aadhaar in Jaipur
Times of India
JAIPUR: While government is demanding Aadhaar cards for Centre-sponsored social benefit schemes of direct benefit transfer, there are still more ...





False alarm! Wallet transactions dip just by 13% on Aadhaar-KYC regulations
Business Standard
For this, mobile wallets were allowed to use Aadhaar-based e-KYC to get the job done quickly and at a cheaper rate. However, these wallets are ...





3 Bangladeshis held, Aadhaar & PAN seized
Times of India
HYDERABAD: Three Bangladeshi immigrants staying illegally were arrested in Balapur on Wednesday. One of them had Aadhaar card, PAN card and ...

Aadhaar and Pan Cards found in possession of Bangladeshi men held - apherald.com - unit of India Herald Group Publishers [P] LIMITED


Serious concerns over Aadhaar data collection: Ex-US State Department official
Moneylife
There are serious concerns about the collection of biometric data for Aadhaar cards in India and these must be allayed, a former State Department ...





Seniors may not need Aadhaar, says Centre
Deccan Chronicle
It may be recalled that the Supreme Court on May 10 has reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar ...





Senior citizens, ill and injured can use other identity proof other than Aadhaar: Centre
Daily News & Analysis
The government on Tuesday allowed injured, ill and infirm old aged persons to use alternative means of authentication in place of national biometric ...





India shows to the world how digitisation is done! Here's what IMF has to say
Financial Express
By starting Aadhaar system, the government was able to prevent claims of benefits for ghost beneficiaries or multiple claims of the same benefit. And ...





Rajasthan stone quarry workers "adversely impacted" by demonetization, GST, aadhaar: Azim ...
COUNTERVIEW
The paper quotes workers complaining how the official push for a switch to use of bank accounts and aadhaar, a biometrics ID has disrupted even the ...





How to invest in Atal Pension Yojna
Business Line
Aadhaar will be the primary Know Your Customer (KYC) proof along with mobile number. If Aadhaar is not available at the time of registration, ...





A Government Database To Combat India's Rape Culture Could Create More Problems Than It ...
BuzzFeed News
However, the government plans to integrate its sex offender registry with Aadhaar, India's database that contains the demographic and biometric ...





14000 kids born in past 2 years yet to get birth certificates: RTI
Times of India
Though the most probable reason for parents not coming forward to receive the certificates is the misconception that Aadhaar card is mandatory.





Aadhaar Not Mandatory For mobile SIMs, you can submit other documents too
FactsKeeper

Aadhaar not mandatory for mobile SIMs, you can submit other documents too : Today we have good news for you that recently a new updates comes ...







Plugged-In: The race for the chair is still on in Karnataka & contempt plea likely in Babri case
ThePrint
Aadhaar an 'additional facility, not mandatory for pension': Minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh has said Aadhaar was an additional facility, ...

need2know: Karnataka drama, fuel on fire and other macro triggers for your day on D-Street - Economic Times


Four years of Modi government: Riding on GST, insolvency law
Business Standard
The number of basic bank accounts under the Jan Dhan scheme has vastly increased, as has the coverage of Aadhaar. While the legal challenges to ...





A mutual fund guide for starters
Economic Times
The simplest way of doing this is to fill up the KYC form, along with a photograph, a copy of your PAN card, and a valid address proof such as Aadhaar, ...





TL-BANGLADESHI(MES8)
India Today
Yousuf obtained Aadhaar card by furnishing false information to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) authorities, Balapur Police Station ...

Three Bangladeshis held for illegal stay in India - United News of India

Three Bangladeshis held for illegal stay - The Hindu
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