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, June 17, 2018

13670 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 14th June 2018



UIDAI delays face recognition roll-out for Aadhaar verification until August 1
Moneycontrol.com
The Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has delayed the introduction of face recognition facility for authentication by one month to August 1 in order to get ...

UIDAI delays face recognition rollout for Aadhaar verification until Aug 1 - Economic Times

VID can be used as an alternative to Aadhaar card while applying for new SIM: DoT - Zee Business

No need to share Aadhaar number from July 1 for mobile SIMS; Virtual IDs to be used - Business Today


Mahagram to deploy 1 lakh Aadhaar-enabled ATMs across India
Moneycontrol.com
Fintech firm Mahagram will deploy over 1 lakh Aadhaar-enabled ATM machines across India to facilitate money withdrawals for people of far flung ...





Here's how you can now 'safely' use your Aadhaar for SIM verification
Gadgets Now
The government had recently clarified that Aadhaar numbers are no longer mandatory for citizens to get a new SIM card or a mobile connection after ...

Want to De-Link Aadhaar Details From Banks & Mobile Numbers? Here's How To Do It! - The Better India

DoT asks operators to use Virtual IDs replacing Aadhaar numbers - Telecom Lead (blog)

Now Use Virtual ID Instead of Aadhaar For KYC When Getting New SIMs - Beebom (blog)


Aadhaar link to pattadar passbooks creates problems
The Hindu
Inquiries revealed that a majority of these mismatches were reported after Aadhaar linkage had been made mandatory for the issuance of the new ...





Aadhaar mandatory for marksheet at Symbiosis Pune? Admin says passport will do
Bar & Bench
Even as the Supreme Court is debating the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Scheme, an email sent by Symbiosis Law School (SLS), Pune seems to ...





Link your Pan card with Aadhaar before June 30: How and why you should do it
Daily News & Analysis
If you have not link your Aadhaar card with Pan then you should do it before this month ends. The last date for the same is June 30. Last year the ...





UIDAI has delayed its face recognition facility for Aadhaar verification until 1 August to 'prepare' for ...
Firstpost
The Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has delayed the introduction of face recognition facility for authentication by one month to 1 August in order to get ...





Aadhaar critics are not luddites
National Herald
While Aadhaar FAIL generally tends to ignore individuals and their opinions, it is important to examine the claim and competence of a highly placed ...

Face Recognition Rollout for Aadhaar Delayed Until August 1 - TelecomTalk (blog)

UIDAI delays introduction to face recognition facility for Aadhaar verification until Aug 1 - GNS News (satire) (press release) (blog)


What are Aadhaar-enabled ATMs and how will they help rural India
Daily News & Analysis
Aadhaar Enabled Payment System or AEPS is a payment service developed by ... besides cash withdrawals, Aadhaar ATMs will also provide eKYC, ...

Mahagram to deploy 1 lakh Aadhaar-enabled ATMs, BC outlets across India (Eds: Adding word ... - Outlook India


Aadhaar: When bankers are forced to do everything except banking
Moneylife
In the middle of all this, banks have reportedly been given targets for Aadhaar enrolment. This had led to a surge in text messages and emails ...





Aadhaar woes: Delhi HC imposes costs on AIIMS for callous attitude towards MBBS aspirant
Bar & Bench
The student was barred from taking the exam and was told that his Aadhaar card was not genuine. It was later established that the document was ...





Aadhaar card: UIDAI postpones roll-out of facial recognition facility for authentication to August 1
India TV
The Aadhaar-issuing body, The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday delayed the introduction of facial recognition facility for ...





Mahagram to deploy 1 lakh Aadhaar-enabled ATMs, BC outlets across India
India Today
New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) Fintech firm Mahagram will deploy over 1 lakh Aadhaar-enabled ATM machines and business correspondent (BC) outlets ...





New dad's birth certificate ordeal
The Telegraph India
While officials at Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) insisted, wrongly, on an Aadhaar number for the baby first, those manning the Aadhaar ...





Saroori inaugurates Aadhaar enrolment facility at Sarthal
Daily Excelsior
KISHTWAR, June 13: Member of Legislative Assembly from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori inaugurated Aadhaar enrollment facility for ...





UIDAI pushes back rollout of face recognition facility for Aadhaar authentication by one month to ...
Daily Excelsior
NEW DELHI: UIDAI pushes back rollout of face recognition facility for Aadhaar authentication by one month to Aug 1. (AGENCIES). related-video ...





Infrastructure issues marred Aadhar-enabled PDS in Delhi
THE WEEK
That there is exclusion happening in Aadhar is known, but two Indian school of Business (ISB) researchers have delved deep into the issue to find out ...





Mumbai speaks
Mumbai Mirror
Anjana Vaswani's article in Mumbai Mirror's issue of May 25 seemed to portray those resisting Aadhaar as crusading heroes. This is unfortunate.





Panel looking into data privacy set to submit draft report on June 18
The Indian Express
The Centre has held that the committee will safeguard privacy issues arising from Aadhaar, which the Centre seeks to make mandatory. A Constitution ...





Your driving license will soon be linked with Aadhar: all you need to know
Qrius
“I am in conversation with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to link Aadhaar card with (driving) licence, so that if a drunk driver escapes from one state to ...





P2P lending platform Lenden Club goes live with an android app
Economic Times
BENGALURU: Peer to peer lending platform LenDen Club has launched an Android-based application to connect lenders with creditworthy borrowers ...





64,95997 bank accounts opened in Hry under PMJDY
Daily Pioneer
... in Haryana under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana upto March 31,2018, out of which 58,33,365 accounts have been linked with Aadhaar.





Despite progress, India has a long way to go in digital and financial inclusion: W20 By Lalit K Jha
Outlook India
... a number of unjustifiable exclusions from welfare delivery because of errors in the seeding and linking of Aadhaar numbers with bank accounts.
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