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

Saturday, July 14, 2018

13771 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 12th July 2018



Around 10 lakh people enrol, update Aadhaar every day: UIDAI
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: A total of 121 crore Aadhaar cards have been issued so far, says Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Further, every day 10 ...

Punjab postal circle wins big at Aadhaar Excellence Awards - The Siasat Daily

Aadhaar Excellence Awards: Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab Bag UIDAI Best Performing ... - LatestLY


'Aadhaar-enabled DBT savings estimated over Rs 90000 crore'
Economic Times
HYDERABAD: The estimated savings and gains since the inception of Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) stood at over Rs 90,000 crore as ...

India Saved "Over 90000 Crore With Use Of Aadhaar": UIDAI Chairman - NDTV

Aadhaar helped India save over Rs 90000 crore: UIDAI chief - Hindustan Times

'Aadhaar has helped save ₹90000 cr' - Hindu Business Line (satire) (press release) (blog)


Aadhaar must for Ayushman Bharat; apply for UID by March 2019: Government
Economic Times
Aadhaar will be mandatory for getting medical treatment under the 'Ayushman Bharat' national health insurance scheme, which will offer cashless ...

Aadhaar must for health mission cover - The Hindu
Aadhaar must to get Rs 5 lakh Ayushman health insurance cover - Hindustan Times


Use of Aadhaar in Ayushman Bharat desirable but not mandatory, govt clarifies
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday clarified that Aadhaar is "desirable" but not mandatory to avail benefits under the Centre's ambitious ...

Government says Aadhaar card mandatory to enrol for Ayushman Bharat scheme - Moneycontrol.com

Aadhaar must for availing Ayushman Bharat, says report - CNBCTV18

Use of Aadhaar in Ayushman Bharat desirable but not mandatory, government clarifies - Economic Times





Behave, if you want Aadhaar!
Pune Mirror
Any argument with staff members at Aadhaar enrolment centres may soon prove costly for citizens who would visit these centres to complete their ...





Bury this 'bekaar' Aadhaar
Business Today
Aadhaar started as a simple attempt to create a national data base, which could then be used for the simple task of verifying identity. It worked on the ...





ITR filing: How to link Aadhaar number with PAN card? Here's everything you need to know
Financial Express
Aadhaar card is a 12-digit unique identification number having the biometrics records of Indian residents. The government has made it mandatory to ...





India's Leading IT Institution Is Urgently Asking Teachers To Upload Their Aadhaar Numbers To An ...
HuffPost India
A form circulated among faculty in IIT Delhi has asked teachers to urgently share their Aadhaar numbers, and also the linked phone numbers.





Raid on unauthorised Aadhaar centre
Deccan Herald
A team led by Tahsildar Purandar Hegde and police personnel raided an unauthorised Aadhaar centre, in the house of a JD(S) leader on Wednesday.





'Aadhaar saved Rs 90000 crore, cut ghost beneficiaries'
Times of India
HYDERABAD: With Aadhaar ensuring that only genuine beneficiaries get government benefits by weeding out duplicates or ghost beneficiaries, the ...

Aadhaar has both financial and data risks, point out panelists - Times of India

Aadhaar helped India save more than Rs 90000 crore, says UIDAI chief - Scroll.in

Hyderabad: Aadhaar to be more secure - Deccan Chronicle


No Admission If No Aadhaar: Students Denied Admission In Delhi Govt Schools
The Logical Indian
However, the Directorate of Education (DoE) guidelines, issued on March 3, 2018, states that Aadhaar card of parents/child is not required for ...





Raid on unauthorised Aadhaar correction centre
The Hindu
Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar said the E-Governance Department had permitted Mr. Prashant to run the Aadhaar correction centre at a ...





India's Latest Data Leak: People's Aadhaar Number And Bank Account Are Just One Google ...
HuffPost India
There is a website of the Andhra Pradesh government that's leaking people's phone numbers, Aadhaar numbers, father's names, passbook and bank ...





Trader accused of misusing Aadhaar
The Tribune
A Batala resident has filed a complaint with the police accusing a businessman of misusing his Aadhaar number. Sachin Mehta, a Delhi university law ...





Airtel Payments Bank allowed to register new customers as RBI lifts ban imposed after Aadhaar ...
Financial Express
It was alleged that at the time of mobile verification using Aadhaar e-KYC, the Airtel retailers were also opening Airtel Payments Bank accounts, ...

Finally, RBI allows Airtel Payment Bank for conducting Aadhaar-based SIM e-KYC - Entrackr

Airtel Payments Bank gets RBI nod to resume taking new customers - Livemint

LPG Subsidy fiasco: Airtel Payments Bank gets RBI, UIDAI nod to resume taking new customers - The Indian Express


Niti Aayog plan for Aadhaar-linked digital health records raises concerns over safety and privacy
Scroll.in
Niti Aayog plan for Aadhaar-linked digital health records raises concerns ... much of which is based on Aadhaar, to create their technology services.





Banks question UIDAI diktat on audit
The Hindu
In a missive to banks and other Aadhaar agencies on April 4 this year, the UIDAI had asked them to 'enter a contract' with Deloitte since the firm has ...







TB Nutrition Scheme to Increase Reach from 3.5 Lakh to 13 Lakh Beneficiaries in a Month
News18
Though the language of the scheme is focused heavily on Aadhaar — to register patients in the system and to link their bank accounts — Sheel stated ...





How To Withdraw EPF Funds In Case You Are Unemployed For A Month?
Goodreturns
But here it is to be noted that since the launch of Aadhaar ID, the composite form that now accounts for all the forms has been segregated into two ...
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