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

Thursday, July 12, 2018

13762 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 2nd July 2018



Aadhaar Virtual ID: Banks, govt departments told to upgrade systems till August
Economic Times
A senior executive of a Mumbai based NBFC said, “We are facing problem to get customers to generate their virtual Aadhaar numbers from the ...

Aadhaar: UIDAI Extends Deadline For Deployment Of Virtual ID System To August - Inc42 Media

Aadhaar-based authentications lowest in June - Economic Times

Aadhaar Virtual ID Verification Tool Now Operational, Must Be Deployed by Banks by August 31 ... - NDTV


PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended till March 2019: CBDT order
Economic Times
Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his ...

PAN-Aadhaar Linking: Deadline Extended Till March 2019, Five Things To Know Before You Link - NDTV

Breaking: Aadhaar-PAN Linking Deadline Extended To 31 March, 2019 - Live Law

Instant e-PAN based on Aadhaar launched - The Hindu


Virtual ID system in operation, banks to deploy Aadhaar verification tool by August 31: UIDAI
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The UIDAI on Saturday said virtual ID mechanism that can be used in lieu of Aadhaar number for identity verification is now "operational" ...

Virtual Identity Enabled Now To Protect Privacy, Says Aadhaar Authority - NDTV

No need to share Aadhaar number for new SIM; Virtual ID enabled for telcos, banks to follow suit - Business Today
Aadhaar Virtual ID is now operational, banks to deploy verification tool by Aug 31: UIDAI - India TV


How a SIM Card Operator in Hyderabad Apparently Created His Own Aadhaar Database
The Wire
That the central Aadhaar database has never been breached and can't be breached is an often-made claim, especially by the Unique Identification ...

SIM card operator replicates Aadhaar database using fingerprint photos - Firstpost


IT dept launches 'instant' Aadhaar-based online PAN allotment system
Moneycontrol.com
The Income Tax department has launched an 'instant' Aadhaar-based PAN allotment service for individuals seeking to obtain the unique identity for ...

Income Tax Return Filing: How to Update Aadhaar Card online and offline? - Financial Express

Podcast | Pick of the day - How to get an e-PAN using your Aadhaar card - Moneycontrol.com

Income Tax Return filing: How to link Aadhaar number with PAN card? - Financial Express


Post summer recess, Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya, Aadhaar, AAP-Centre tussle
Financial Express
Besides the judgment on Aadhaar, the top court will pronounce a verdict on the tussle between the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ...

Aadhaar, Ayodhya appeals to come up as SC reopens today - THE WEEK
Spotlight on Aadhaar, Ayodhya and AAP-LG cases as Supreme Court reopens after 44-day break - India Today


Expect a rain of key SC verdicts in July; Court to hear Aadhaar, AAP complaint cases
Times of India
At least 118 crore of the 133 crore population, who have already enrolled with Aadhaar and using their unique identification numbers for several ...





Aadhaar centres being set up by Tribal Dept
Daily Pioneer
At the initiative of the Tribal Affairs Department, Aadhaar enrolment centres are being set up in various organisations and offices of the department to ...





Did cops 'threaten' college against hosting Aadhaar meet?
Mumbai Mirror
The public hearing was being organised to address and discuss the complications caused by the implementation and linking of Aadhaar – the 12-digit ...





'What is the cost of Aadhaar'
The Hindu
“What is the cost of Aadhaar?” Justice Suresh asked, saying the present government was the biggest critic of the scheme when it was launched.





Bandra police stop Aadhaar meet at National College; organisers allege harassment
Free Press Journal
Mumbai: Even as the 12-digit Aadhaar number is progressively restricting our individual liberties, a public hearing on Aadhaar, as a part of Break ...





UIDAI's Virutal ID, Which Can be Used Instead of Aadhaar for Verification, Now Operational
News18
New Delhi: The virtual ID mechanism, which can be used as an alternative of the Aadhaar number for identity verification, was made operational with ...





From Aadhaar to Ayodhya, big judgements expected as Supreme Court returns from vacation
Scroll.in
The top court will decide whether the government can be allowed to use Aadhaar – which has been criticised by many as an intrusive instrument – in ...







PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended till March 31, 2019
Zee Business
The CBDT today extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking to March 31, 2019. This is the fifth time that the government has extended the ...
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