AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13759 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 30th June 2018

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

Monday, July 2, 2018

13759 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 30th June 2018

A Karnataka student database project is forcing wards to give their Aadhaar details

The News Minute

Aadhaar, the biometrics-based database, assigns a unique 12-digit number to every resident of India under the statutory authority of the Unique ...

Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar expires today: Confusion over what will happen from tomorrow

Economic Times

The deadline for linking of PAN with Aadhaar expires today i.e. June 30, as per the last press release from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

HC lets 25 to file returns without Aadhaar details - Times of India

PAN card-Aadhaar card link last date today: Here is what will happen if you 'don't' - Financial Express

Tax dept offers instant e-PAN based on Aadhaar - Times of India

You may soon be able to use Aadhaar Virtual ID for biometric authentication

Economic Times

UIDAI , which had earlier said it will be mandatory for all agencies that undertake authentication to accept Aadhaar virtual identity from their users from ...

Aadhaar lessons from South Africa - Fortune India

Aadhaar Virtual ID is now operational, says UIDAI - Livemint

This is how you can apply for an Aadhaar card - Yahoo India News

Government extends Aadhaar deadline for availing PDS foodgrain, cash transfer of food subsidy

Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The government has extended the June 30, 2018, deadline to submit Aadhaar for availing subsidised foodgrains from ration shops or ...

Only a new law that addresses concerns can save Aadhaar

ThePrint

The Aadhaar challenge thus captures a number of procedural issues that ... the application of the scheme, should be able save the Aadhaar project.

Fake Aadhaar card gang busted in Shastri Nagar

The Hindu

A gang involved in preparation of fake Aadhaar cards in north Delhi's Shastri Nagar have been busted, a police officer said on Friday. The police have ...

Aadhaar Racket Busted In Delhi, Police Recover 461 Fake Cards - NDTV

Aadhaar racket busted in Delhi, police find fake stamps, 461 cards and biometric systems - Hindustan Times

Gang producing fake Aadhaar cards busted - Times of India

Payment apps seek access to Aadhaar database

Livemint

New Delhi: The digital payments industry will seek access to the Aadhaar database for customer authentication to comply with the stringent customer ...

Aadhaar Virtual ID Effective From July 1 to Protect Your Privacy - India.com News

How to generate Aadhaar Virtual ID online –Step by step guide - Zee News

Virtual ID to be Rolled Out From July 1; 3 Steps to Protect Aadhaar Details - India.com News

Telangana wakes up to fraud after UIDAI alert

Times of India

... as their registration documents with fingerprints and Aadhaar copies can be obtained physically from Mee-Seva centres and sub-registrar offices.

India's police want access to Aadhaar data even as its constitutional validity remains unclear

Scroll.in

The reason for Kumar's pitch is obvious: the database of Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identity number that the Indian state wants every citizen to have, ...

Philippines to launch 'Aadhaar'

The New Indian Express

The Union government's Aadhaar programme may be facing legal hurdles in India for its 'violation of privacy' but it seems to have caught the fancy of ...

Bombay HC allows 25 people to file tax returns sans Aadhaar details

The New Indian Express

The petitioners had claimed that the online website, where the returns have to be submitted, was not accepting their forms without the Aadhaar card ...

Bombay High Court allows 25 people to file income tax returns without their Aadhaar card details ... - Financial Express

Aadhaar-PAN linking: Last day for Aadhaar-PAN card linking today

Zee Business

The last day for linking the Aadhaar number with PAN card will expire on Saturday. The government has made it mandatory for PAN card holders to ...

Prepaid Issuers Want Access To India's Centralized Identity Database For KYC

PaymentsJournal

“New Delhi: The digital payments industry will seek access to the Aadhaar database for customer authentication to comply with the stringent customer ...