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

13764 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 4thJuly 2018



Plan to go paperless at airports hits Aadhaar hurdle
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government's flagship scheme to ease air travel experience by going completely paperless at airports has hit the Aadhaar hurdle ...

DigiYatra hits a roadblock as plan to go paperless at airports hits Aadhaar hurdle - Moneycontrol.com


Aadhaar-Issuing Body Says Security Mechanism Detected Hyderabad SIM Vendor Fraud
BloombergQuint
Days after a vendor in Hyderabad was arrested for allegedly activating SIM cards fraudulently through the eKYC system, UIDAI today said that ...

UIDAI says Aadhaar security mechanism detected Hyderabad SIM vendor fraud - Financial Express


Matrimonial Site Makes Aadhaar Number Mandatory To Find A Suitable Partner
India Times
The moment somebody opts for signing up on Shaadi.com, the website asks for the person's 12 digit Aadhaar card number. (Let's just hope the ...





Vulnerability exposed JioMoney users' Aadhaar numbers
MediaNama.com
Users' Aadhaar numbers were exposed, along with details like their date of birth, when they verified their SIM card, and their JioMoney account MPIN.

Vulnerability in JioMoney app reportedly exposed Aadhaar numbers of users; Jio denies the claim ... - MobiGyaan


Hyderabad Man Arrested For Forging Aadhaar Details to Activate SIM Cards
News18
The Deputy Director of UIDAI then lodged a complaint alleging that Santosh Kumar was involved in 'illegal Aadhaar linking or eKYC'. Kumar was ...





HG & CD launches Aadhaar based BAS
Nagaland Post
Home Guards and Civil Defence (HG&CD) has introduced Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system (BAS) at its directorate on Tuesday.





Who can get Instant e-PAN and how?
Livemint
The applicant needs to have a valid Aadhaar number. “The benefit for the taxpayer is they get PAN immediately and free of cost,” said Kuldip Kumar, ...





Driving licenses to be linked with Aadhaar cards in Rajasthan
The PinkCity Post
Jaipur: Regional Transport Offices (RTO) in Rajasthan will link driving licenses with Aadhaar Cards. This will prevent people from applying for licenses ...





Aadhaar correction camps witness chaotic scenes
Goa com
Ponda: The Aadhaar Card rectification programme is witnessing chaotic scenes in Ponda panchayats as the Aadhaar teams spend only two days in ...







DSSSB Recruitment 2018: 4366 Teacher Posts, Apply before 30th July 2018
News18
The applicants must ensure that they have an Aadhaar Card or they must apply for one, as it is mandatory for a candidate to bring Aadhaar Card at the ...





What is SBI's digital savings account: Features and other benefits
Daily News & Analysis
Customer must be having a valid Aadhaar number and valid Permanent Account Number. In case Customer's name as reflected in Aadhaar is ...





Court grants time to ascertain claim on nativity certificates
The Hindu
He also directed Special Government Pleader T.M. Pappaiah to find out whether his earlier directions to make production of Aadhaar compulsory ...





Income Tax Return filing: How an Indian techie deputed for offshore client should file ITR
Financial Express
It is mandatory for a resident taxpayer to link the PAN and Aadhaar number and to mention the Aadhaar No. (or Aadhaar enrolment ID) in the ITR.





Six-car Metro train pushes up BMRCL revenue
Times of India
A WhatsApp message claiming that BMRCL has made Aadhaar mandatory for passengers carrying cameras is doing the rounds, causing confusion ...





Increasing intrusion of State into Right to Privacy
Daily Pioneer
The Supreme Court has been hearing the Aadhaar case in the background of its recent judgment on Right to Privacy. The competing interests of Right ...





Soon, scan your thumb to pick up your ration quotas
Times of India
The use of biometrics and linking every ration cardholders' Aadhaar numbers with the civil supplies department is part of the nationwide project to ...





5 different ways to e-verify Income Tax Return
Financial Express
Submit your returns by selecting verification mode as “Aadhaar OTP”. # The OTP will be received by you on your registered mobile number linked with ...

Last month to file ITR FY2017-18: Here's your step-wise guide - Daily News & Analysis


Over 30000 Brus to be repatriated by Sept. 30
The Hindu
He also said that the government of Tripura would ensure that bank accounts and Aadhaar cards were issued to the families. Reangs are the second ...





Rehab check drive soon
The Telegraph India
The agency will have to collect documents such as voter ID cards, Aadhaar cards, power bills and other official papers from the surveyed 91,879 ...





Telecom pricing, ARPU have hit rock bottom, can only go up: Airtel CEO
Firstpost
Talking about Airtel Payments Bank that ran into rough weather due to some Aadhaar-related e-KYC issues, Vittal said the role of the bank was to ...





Special outreach programme
The Hindu
After checking their Aadhaar card and PAN details, we would approve of the loan,” he explained. While addressing the crowd about the outreach ...





Airtel aims to morph into a technology firm
Livemint
Airtel attracted controversy when it was barred by the Unique Identification Authority of India from conducting Aadhaar-based verification of customers ...





CH01BT: RLA to begin e-auction process on July 10
The Tribune
The Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) will start the process for e-auction of registration numbers of new series “CH01-BT” on July 10.





Vineet Kumar Singh's sister writing a film for him
Outlook India
New Delhi, Jul 3 Vineet Kumar Singh got his moment in the sun with "Mukkabaaz", which he co-wrote with his sister, and the actor says his ...





IAF Recruitment 2018: Apply online to 192 Short Service Commission Officer posts on afcat.cdac.in
Times Now
... or a nationalised bank are compulsory at the time of joining Indian Air Force Academy. Also, Aadhaar Card is mandatory at the time of registration.





Diploma/Degree at Mahe Centre of Pondicherry University
Mathrubhumi English
... BC) (v) Birth Certificate (vi) Aadhaar card of the student (vii) Aadhaar card of the Parent/Guardian (viii) Physically/Visually Challenged Certificate (if ...
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