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, June 6, 2018

13639 - Aadhaar Articles dated 5th June 2018



NEXT Biometrics Receives Key Hardware Certification for India's Aadhaar Government ID Program
PR Newswire (press release)
Aadhaar is the largest and most sophisticated biometrics-based ... Delivering products for the Aadhaar program is an important part of NEXT's ...





UIDAI Restricts Digital Wallets From Accessing Aadhaar Database
BloombergQuint
Aadhaar issuing body UIDAI has restricted access of digital wallet companies to its database citing security concerns. The Unique Identification ...





Aadhaar authority restricts e-wallets' access to its database: Economic Times
Scroll.in
The Unique Identification Authority of India has restricted the access of mobile wallet companies to the Aadhaar database, effective from July 1, The ...

Bengal civic bodies may soon issue Aadhaar cards - International Business Times, India Edition


Traffic police to link Aadhaar, PAN, Bank account to e-challan system
Daily Pioneer
In its bid to establish the identity of traffic offenders in a more effective way, the Gurugram Traffic Police is soon going to link Aadhaar, PAN card and ...





Jharkhand woman denied ration card despite Aadhaar
The New Indian Express
The death of 58-year-old Savitri Devi, allegedly due to hunger, at Mangargarhi village in Jharkhand's Giridih district has once again put the state ...

Two More Suspected Starvation Deaths Stain Jharkhand's Track Record Further - The Wire

Jharkhand woman dies after starving for three days - Daily News & Analysis

No food for four days, woman starves to death in Jharkhand - India Today


CM directs official to get Centre's nod in setting up Aadhaar enrolment hubs
The Indian Express
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reportedly directed the state home secretary Atri Bhattacharya to write to the central government seeking its ...

Allow civic bodies to issue Aadhaar cards: Bengal to Centre - Millennium Post


Ghana Card Versus India Aadhaar, The Differences You Must Know
Modern Ghana (press release) (blog)
A section of the public pitched the Ghana Card against the Indian Card, otherwise known as Aadhaar, arguing that the National Identification Authority ...





'Pensioners hassled due to issues in Aadhaar seeding'
The Tribune
Noting that Aadhaar linking comes under the jurisdiction of banks, the minister said even bankers do not seem to have the exact knowledge of ...





Workers sit on hunger strikes
The Hindu
“It has been a 12-year struggle, and now they are refusing to fulfil the requirement even though the SC has ruled that the Aadhaar should not be a ...





SBI Personal Loan Compared With Instant Personal Loan Virtual Platforms
NDTV
Address proof: ration card, passport, bank account statement, aadhaar card, driving licence, electricity bill, telephone bill, sale deed, property purchase ...





2 BPOs in capital, more on the way
The Telegraph India
The minister said 121 crore people now have Aadhaar and 45 crore smart phones. "Your smart phone is your portable computer and Aadhaar number ...





Direct Benefit Transfer: Savings up 58% to Rs 32984 crore in FY18
Financial Express
The jump in DBT in FY18 could be largely attributed to increased use of Aadhaar-enabled DBT platforms for in-kind food and fertiliser subsidy ...





These five startups are taking fintech to the last mile
YourStory.com
PayNearby operates on a B2B2C model, by partnering with neighbourhood retail stores that offer assisted digital financial services like Aadhaar ATM, ...





Dalit Boys as Young as 12 Languish in Yogi's Jails on 'Attempt to Murder' Charges
The Wire
According to the certificate issued by the UP Secondary Education Council, and his Aadhaar card, Sachin's date of birth is August 25, 2003. But in their ...





7 Documents You Need To File Your Income Tax Return
India.com News
Though it is not mandatory to link your Aadhaar with PAN, until the judgement of the Supreme Court is pending, it is advisable to keep it handy as you ...





Promote govt plans in MP villages, engineering pupils told
Times of India
The students will have to ask villagers their caste (to classify them as SC/ST or general category), collect Aadhaar card information, bank account ...





'The nature of work is changing — it's not about body-shopping any more'
Business Line
Security is critical when you are doing an Aadhaar-like deployment and solutions around that through machine learning. Another area is the ...





EPF Interest To Be Credited Soon: Here's What You May Not Know About It
NDTV
The interest of 8.55 percent accrued on Employee's Provident Fund (EPF) for the fiscal 2017-18 will be credited soon. The interest rate recently notified ...





IRCTC Offers 4-Day Tour To Bhopal, Sanchi, Bhimbetka, Panchmarhi. Fares Start From R
NDTV
The valid photo ID card are Aadhaar, voter id card, passport, driving license and student ID cards with photo issued by school/College for their ...





How To Transfer Money Using Mobile App BHIM SBI Pay
NDTV
... with the IFSC code, collection or request of money based on virtual ID, transfer through Aadhaar number and transfer by scanning the QR code.





Gramin Dak Sevaks' strike continues for 15th day, rural postal service remain affected
Moneylife
Citizens are unable to get their passports, Aadhaar, bank documents, scholarships through the postal service and are at the receiving end because of ...





Indian Navy Recruitment 2018 For 10+2 B.Tech Cadet Entry Starts, Check All Details
Chandigarh Metro
Indian Navy Recruitment 2018: Indian Navy has invited online applications from the unmarried male candidates for 4 years degree courses under the ...





Students Can Get CBSE Marksheets & Certificates on DigiLocker | Access Your Digital Copies
Chandigarh Metro
On the top right corner of the profile page, the student needs to upload their Aadhaar Card number with their DigiLocker account which will result in ...





PAISALO App – The Smart Way To Take a Loan
PCQuest
PAISALO App uses the Trio of Measures i.e. Jan Dhaan, Aadhaar Card and Mobile (JAM Yojna) introduced by Honourable PM Narender Modi.





Samsung Galaxy S9, iPhone X, Nokia 7 Plus, and More Now Available with EMI, Bundled Data ...
MySmartPrice Gear
You will then be asked to enter your details including your Name, PAN card number, Aadhaar number, etc. On the next screen, you will be prompted to ...





Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath favours holding simultaneous elections
Free Press Journal
Only one voters' list should be there and we want to link this voters' list to the Aadhaar Card so that new voters are automatically added after they turn ...

UP Becomes First State to Prepare Report on Simultaneous Polls - News18
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