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

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

13867 - AADHAAR ARTICLES DATED 21ST AUGUST 2018



Snowden calls for criminal action against Aadhaar misuse
Times of India
BENGALURU: Former CIA official and whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that the UIDAI has created a mass surveillance system with Aadhaar ...

UIDAI Aadhaar Card Face Recognition feature goes live from September 15: Here are the details - The Indian Express
Edward Snowden on Aadhaar privacy: "The system is already going bad" - Digit

Telcos to use facial authentication for Aadhaar KYC from next month - MediaNama.com


Lenders push for PAN-Aadhaar linkage to bust fake PANs used to secure loans
Moneycontrol.com
Lenders have called for linking of Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards and Aadhaar cards to ensure that there is no use of fake PAN cards to ...





Telecom companies to use face recognition for Aadhaar authentication
The Indian Wire
Individuals providing Aadhaar number as proof for availing new sim will have to undergo a 2-step authentication from September 15. This includes ...





Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Board Meeting To Be Held On 27Th ...
The Hindu BusinessLine
AADHAAR VENTURES INDIA LTD.has informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 27/08/2018 ,inter alia, ...





Draft NRC left-outs to get UIDAI tools for biometric profiling
Economic Times
Once the final NRC has been published such persons who are included in the NRC will be given the usual Aadhaar number as applicable to legal ...





Get ePAN card online at home with Aadhaar card details
News Heads
The PAN card will be in digital format and will be issued only the basis of Aadhaar card. However, the newly introduced e-PAN card is for a short time ...







Kerala teenager ends life after flood destroys his Class 12 school certificates; many others panic as ...
Firstpost
Thiruvananthapuram: Heartbroken on finding his class twelve certificates destroyed in the devastation caused by the deadly monsoon in Kerala, ...

Teen ends life after rains destroy school certificates in Kerala floods 2018 - Times Now

Kerala floods: Seeing school certificate in tatters, teen allegedly commits suicide - The Indian Express

#KeralaFloods: 19-year-old commits suicide as rains destroy Class- 12 certificates - MENAFN.COM


MCI's digital ID plan for doctors runs aground in Karnataka
Times of India
BENGALURU: An ambitious Medical Council of India (MCI) endeavour to provide Aadhaar-linked unique digital identity cards to doctors across the ...





Saral Kendra becomes G'gram's Ist cashless fee payment centre
Daily Pioneer
With this, the applicants will be able to make payments through multiple digital modes like Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Aadhaar Pay towards ...





Kannada chronicles: Don't kid around with a Mysore silk saree promise
Bangalore Mirror
Then he said, Aadhaar card must be produced at the time of purchase. People agreed to that too. Then came the game changer. He announced that ...





AMMK silently mopping up support base, enrols over 75 lakh
Times of India
“The exercise is being carried out, door to door, with each member being enrolled to provide a copy of his/her voter id, Aadhaar card, besides mobile ...





Ground Report: Not just Naxalites, innocent Adivasis were also killed in Sukma, say eyewitnesses
Newslaundry
Some people have Aadhaar cards in the name of “identity”, while the rest only have their names on ration cards. How difficult it is to live this life—and ...





Chandigarh: Purse, mobile phone snatched at gunpoint, man hurt
The Indian Express
Singh said that his purse contained Rs 2,000, his ATM card and other important documents like driving licence and Aadhaar card. When Singh ...





Kerala floods: Before you return home, think
The New Indian Express
ALSO READ | How to retrieve lost Ration cards, Aadhaar, Voter IDs and other identification documents. Previously, Muralee was quoted as saying that ...





No loading of ATMs past 9 pm in cities: Union home ministry
Daily News & Analysis
... the security agencies — before employing prospective guards —will be required to carry out background checks like is the norm in police, Aadhaar ...





Miscreants commit loot in broad daylight
Daily Pioneer
... born criminals snatched cash beg from Shanti Devi and escaped with 30000 cash along with her Aadhaar Card and bank passbook, police said.
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