AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13845 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 10th August 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, August 13, 2018

13845 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 10th August 2018

No information was 'discovered' about me on account of Aadhaar: TRAI chief

Economic Times

NEW DELHI: TRAI chief R S Sharma, who had engaged in a verbal duel with the Twitterati over potential misuse of Aadhaar, today said that no ...

India's biometric ID system takes more heat, after Google admits it coded helpline numbers into ... - Global Voices Online

Towards Digital Democracy - BW Businessworld

Telecom Watchdog Whose Aadhaar Dare Went Viral Gets Extension

NDTV

Ram Sewak Sharma, the telecom regulator who recently revealed his Aadhaar number and challenged critics of the identification programme to do ...

I won the Aadhaar challenge, no harm caused to me: Trai chief RS Sharma - Hindustan Times

TRAI chief says no info was 'discovered' about him on sharing his Aadhaar number - Firstpost

Government extends TRAI chief RS Sharma's tenure amid controversy over his Aadhaar dare - Economic Times

Truth fears no trolls

The Indian Express

The Twitterati have had a long run since I responded to a challenge to reveal my Aadhaar number. It was a challenge I could not have declined ...

Institutes misused Aadhaar to claim SC scholarships: CAG

The Tribune

An audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has blown the lid off a scam in the disbursement of SC post-matric scholarships by ...

Aadhaar rush: How an EPFO move is forcing employees to scramble for UID amid safety debate

Zee Business

Aadhaar-Provident Fund account linking: You may debate over whether sharing Aadhaar number is safe or not, but you can't avoid doing so!

Inside Secret Facebook Groups That Offer Fake Aadhaar Cards

The Quint

“Fake Aadhaar available…Ib [Inbox] for deal,” reads one of the posts on a Facebook group “Help for Friends – Advertising Deals”, or as its over 7,000 ...

Fake Aadhaar Including Biometric Data Being Traded on Closed Facebook Groups - Beebom (blog)

Aadhaar: UIDAI releases notification about update of date of birth – Check details

Financial Express

Changes in date of birth of an Aadhaar holder “more than once” may entail a visit to the regional office of the Unique Identification Authority of India, ...

Updating Date of Birth in Aadhaar More Than Once May Require Visit to UIDAI Office - India.com News

Man submits fake Aadhaar card as bail surety in Gurugram court, arrested

Hindustan Times

A 34-year-old man, who “cheated” the Gurugram court at least eight times by using a fake name, fake Aadhaar Card and other documents as identity ...

UIDAI Tightens Date of Birth Updation Rules on Aadhaar

TelecomTalk (blog)

Of late, the Aadhaar body, UIDAI is making various changes to Aadhaar card details update process. In its latest move, changes in Date of Birth (DoB) ...

Updating Date Of Birth, Address Of Your Aadhaar Card? This Is What You Need To Know! - Trak.in (blog)

Aadhaar Process To Be Initiated from August-End in Guwahati - The Sentinel

Income Tax Returns Can Now Be Filed Online Without Linking Aadhaar

The Wire

New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has allowed online filing of income tax return without quoting Aadhaar number for those who ...

Weeks after Delhi HC order, Income Tax website now allows returns to be filed without Aadhaar - Scroll.in

Gujarat HC directs IT Dept to enable Online Filing of Returns without Aadhaar [Read Order] - taxscan.in (press release)

Corporator inaugurates Aadhaar centre

The Hans India

Nacharam: Corporator Shanthi Saizen Shekar inaugurated Aadhaar enrolment centre at Savarkar Nagar community hall on Wednesday.

Axis Bank introduces 'Iris Authentication' for Aadhaar-based transactions thorough micro ATMs

United News of India

Hyderabad, Aug 8 (UNI) For the first time in the Indian banking industry, Axis Bank, India's third-largest private sector bank on Wednesday introduced ...

23k 'inactive' BPL cardholders to be removed from list

Times of India

Removing 'inactive' users from the portal will also help administration increase its percentage of eligible families linking their Aadhaar with ration card.