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, September 12, 2018

13875 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 31st August 2018



UIDAI cracks down on banks missing targets to update Aadhaar data
Economic Times
The authority suspended electronic customer verification services for 13 banks and Aadhaar authentication agencies (AUA) last week after it found ...

UIDAI relaxes minimum Aadhaar enrolment targets, related deadlines for banks - Economic Times

In major relief to banks, UIDAI extends deadline for minimum Aadhaar enrolments till November 1 ... - India TV

Relief for banks as UIDAI relaxes minimum Aadhaar enrolment targets - Zee News




No mechanism for welfare: Aadhaar turns into a burden instead of benefit for 3000 tribal women in ...
Firstpost
However, at present, she is unable to open the bank account as her old Aadhaar card contains her maiden name and she would have to make a new ...





IIIT Bangalore to develop digital database for Morocco, similar to Aadhaar
Moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol News. The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIITB) will help Morocco develop an Aadhaar-like digital platform ...





EPFO allows enrolment of new employees without Aadhaar
The Shillong Times
New Delhi: Retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has allowed enrolment of new members without Aadhaar in ...





RBI to finalise banks' interchange fee for Aadhaar based payments
Economic Times
To finally draw a conclusion on the entire debate around interchange fees on Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), the Department of Financial ...

DFS Asks RBI To Take A Final Call On Aadhaar Enabled Payment System - Inc42 Media


Issue Aadhaar Cards To Disabled Persons & Release Disability Pension Along With Arrears ...
Live Law
The letter had mentioned the names of several such people, who had not been able to get their Aadhaar cards due to their disability. It had earlier ...





Aadhaar To The Rescue As 2.2 Lakh Tonnes Of Wheat And Sugar Robbed From PDS Stock In ...
Swarajya
Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been grappling with a spate of Public Distribution System (PDS) thefts in recent days with an estimated 2.2 lakh tonnes of ...





EPFO subscriber: Want to withdraw your PF? Check this out
Zee Business
One of them is linking your Aadhaar with your PF account. If you have not linked your EPFO account with your Aadhaar number, then you won't be ...





India Post Pay Bk to scrap debit cards, use QR codes
Times of India
MUMBAI: Customers of the Indian Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will be able to do offline transactions only through QR codes using Aadhaar-based ...

India Post Payments Bank at 60 post offices in Central region - The Hindu

6150 India Post Payments Bank accounts opened in region - Times of India

Government expects India post payments bank to be profitable after 2 years: Communications ... - Economic Times


'Register names of all members, admins of WhatsApp groups'
Times of India
The one-page registration form requires the name, address (with proof) and Aadhaar of the administrators as well as the number of members of the ...







Stree writers Raj and DK: We wanted a true but ridiculous story
India Today
Raj & DK, writers of horror comedy Stree, talk about linking their Aadhaar, making Go Goa Gone 2 and how their female ghost targeting men is ...





Big data for farmers
The Indian Express
Then came Aadhaar, a paradigm shift, which re-imagined what a country can do with an ID system at scale — from targeting government subsidies to ...





Mamata pens poem, again; claims Centre intruding privacy
Business Standard
Criticising it, she also took a dig at the Centre's decision to make Aadhaar details mandatory in sectors like banking and telecom. "People's lives are ...





Income Tax returns 2018: Deadline is today, here's what happens if you miss it
The Indian Express
You will require basic documents like PAN card, Aadhaar card (not mandatory) and bank account details before filing the returns. Also keep in handy ...

Income Tax Return (ITR) 2017-18 Filing: Last Day Today, Delay to Invite Heavy Penalty; Know How ... - LatestLY

Last day to file income tax return for 2017-18. Here's how salaried people can file their ITR - Times Now


36 Pak Hindu migrants in city get Indian citizenship
Times of India
An official of district administration said, “Since these people are now Indian citizens, they could apply for Aadhaar, passport and various other benefits ...





Sasikumar murder case: NIA sleuths raid NRI's house
Times of India
... mobile phones, three SD cards, a pen drive, SIM cards, photocopy of two passports, photocopy of Hassan's Aadhaar card and other documents.





Get your papers ready, there might be NRC in West Bengal: Clerics warn Muslims
Daily News & Analysis
“Documents like Aadhaar cards and Voters' ID should be good enough that a person was the citizen of Bengal. We want the government to ensure ...





Kerala floods aftermath: Action plan to purify water bodies at Ernakulam
Times of India
Those who have lost their bank account number and Aadhaar number can provide the remaining details they have with them,” said an official with ...





Welcome, Bondgaru
The Hindu
As Bond returns home to get his Aadhaar, he meets a beautiful, orthodox girl who is reading Biplab Deb's mission statement. She tells him about the ...





Preparing for possibility of NRC, imams, Muslim groups urge people to ready papers
The Indian Express
There are many who have errors in their voter and Aadhaar cards. This is because many of them are not educated. Some may work outside Bengal ...





India minister lists achievements in IT sector
IndiaPost.com
Flaunting his Aadhaar card Prasad said, “I want to dispense some myths around Aadhar. It contains my photograph, Patna address. It doesn't contain ...
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