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, June 2, 2018

13628 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 1st June 2018



UIDAI gives breather to banks; relaxes daily Aadhaar target for bank branches
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: In a major breather to banks, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has reduced by half, the daily minimum Aadhaar ...





India's Future Growth Track Hinges on Supreme Court's Aadhaar Ruling
The Wire
The debate over India's biometric authentication programme, popularly known as Aadhaar, has over the last few years dissolved into a wrangle ...





UIDAI relaxes daily Aadhaar updation target for bank branches
Times of India
NEW DELHI: In a major breather to banks, the UIDAI has halved the daily minimum Aadhaar enrolment/updation target for stipulated bank branches to ...





Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Filing Cases Before Courts In Delhi: RTI Appellate Authority ...
Live Law
Appellate Authority of the Tis Hazari Courts under the Right to Information Act clarified recently that furnishing of Aadhaar number is not mandatory for ...





How to prevent Aadhaar fraud
Livemint
Every year, the number of fraudulent credit card, bank account, loans and other transactions carried out using Aadhaar keeps rising. Photo: Hemant ...

Aadhaar Virtual ID implementation deadline extended to July 1: All you need to know - India TV





Aadhaar Card Can Be Considered As Proof Of Age: Delhi HC , Disagrees With Madras HC
Live Law
The Delhi High Court has held that Aadhaar card can be considered as a proof of age for the purpose of Rule 7 of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Rules.





Aadhaar-based attendance monitoring system in schools soon
The Hindu
The attendance system would be Aadhaar-based with devices endorsed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Commissioner ...





Aadhaar-Issuing Body Gives Breather To Banks By Relaxing Daily Enrolment Target
BloombergQuint
In a major breather to banks, the Unique Identification Authority of India has halved the daily minimum Aadhaar enrolment targets for stipulated bank ...





UIDAI Extends Deadline To Deploy Virtual ID System To July 1
BloombergQuint
The Virtual ID (VID) feature aims to give users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication. UIDAI, which had earlier ...

Aadhaar Virtual ID System: UIDAI Extends Deadline to Deploy VID to July 1 - LatestLY


Enroll at least 16 persons for Aadhaar daily or face salary cut: Public sector banks tell staff
The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: Though the jury is still out on the need for Aadhaar, public-sector banks are taking extra pains to ramp up enrolment, as dictated by the ...







Narendra Modi in Singapore: Aadhaar, FDI, maritime security emerge as common points as PM ...
Firstpost
Loong said that Singapore is interested in exploring the "India stack" of technology systems, Aadhaar and other digital transaction mechanisms ...





Aadhaar, PAN Card Likely to be Linked With Loan Waiver Scheme to Verify Beneficiaries in ...
India.com News
New Delhi, June 1: Karnataka farmers, seeking farm loan waiver, may now have to link their Aadhaar number and Permanent Account Number (PAN) ...





Aadhaar Card Compulsory For Final Rites at Kashi Ghats to Avail Hearse Facility?
LatestLY
We all know that government is trying to make Aadhaar card mandatory in everything, from linking your bank accounts to phone numbers, but you will ...





Nine years later, 80% of Indians are still not convinced the world's largest biometric ID system is ...
Business Insider India
The government had previously signed an affidavit for the Supreme Court, stating that the Aadhaar database can neither be hacked nor breached.





PSU Banks Force Staff to Get 16 People a Day to Enrol for Aadhaar
The Quint
In a bid to bolster Aadhaar enrolment, several public-sector banks, upon the direction of the the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ...





Business Highlights
India Today
New Delhi: In a major breather to banks, the UIDAI has halved the daily minimum Aadhaar enrolment/ updation target for stipulated bank branches to ...





'Govt. is committed to independent judiciary'
The Hindu
Touching upon Aadhaar, Mr. Prasad said that it is meant to 'clean the system' and has enabled the saving of taxpayer's money. Comparing the ...

Prasad rubbishes allegations that govt sought to snoop on social media - Business Line


AP, TS prestigious issue in 2019 polls: Ravishankar
The Siasat Daily
The NDA government increased privacy and security in using Aadhaar card, but the previous Congress government transformed Aadhaar into ...





Can Big Data Help India Generate $1 Trillion In Digital Revenue By 2022?
Analytics India Magazine
A recent news report indicated that India's Aadhaar project, flawed as it may be, helped in creating digitised identities for the unbanked population in ...





What are documents required for PAN card application?
Times of India
Ration card having photograph of the applicant • Aadhaar card • A photo identity card issued by the Central Government, State Government or a Public ...





This app lets you 'review' politicians in India
Business Insider India
There's also Aadhaar. Since most numbers today are being attached to Aadhaar cards, the app taps into the UIDAI's APIs to verify users using their ...





Collector holds review meeting on LRUP project
The Hans India
The rectification of land records including the names of farmers, survey numbers Aadhaar numbers and photos and others will be coordinated by the ...





Nagaland: News in pictures
Morung Express
As part of the 100 day programme announced by the PDA Government, Director of Industries & Commerce, I Bendangliba launched the Aadhaar ...





10 documents you need to file your income tax return
Economic Times
Providing Aadhaar details is mandatory to successfully file your ITR. According to section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, an individual is required to ...





Railways extends 'Vikalp' option to passengers booking tickets from counters
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Railways has revised its reservation form to allow passengers booking tickets from counters to use the alternate train accommodation ...

Good news! Indian Railways extends 'Vikalp' option for waitlisted passengers to ticket booking at ... - Financial Express
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