AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13895 - AADHAAR ARTICLES DATED 15TH SEPTEMBER 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

Thursday, September 20, 2018

13895 - AADHAAR ARTICLES DATED 15TH SEPTEMBER 2018

The correct way to update your Aadhaar card address online

Livemint

Without the hassles of standing in a queue or sending documents through snail mail, the easiest way to update your Aadhaar card address is to do it ...

Finger, Iris & Now Face: Your Qs on Aadhaar's New Rule Answered - The Quint

UIDAI's rollout of face recognition for Aadhaar authentication expected today - Hindustan Times

Aadhaar face authentication rollout today, mobile operators ask for more time - The New Indian Express

Illegal Patch Allows Easier Access to India's Aadhaar Biometric Database

BleepingComputer

Access to India's Aadhaar unique identity enrollment software is unrestricted to anyone for as much as $35 - the price of a debilitating patch for ...

First Aadhaar enrolment centre inaugurated in ICDS block - Kashmir Reader

Aadhaar is pain without gain: IIM Ahmedabad professor

Ahmedabad Mirror

Khera suggested that Aadhaar is a threat to the right to life and privacy. "People have to undergo biometric authentication wherein they have to place ...

Kamrup (M) district DC asks aadhaar officials to set example for Assam

Northeast Now

An important meeting on Aadhaar enrolment in the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district was held on Friday at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner's ...

Aadhaar implementation to start in Assam soon

Northeast Now

The rollout of the long-awaited Aadhaar project in Assam will finally start in in the first part of October, with the State Registrar – the General ...

UGC NET Exam Registration – Aadhaar Not Mandatory & Other Updates Regarding Application ...

Chandigarh Metro

NTA (National Testing Agency) release the Public Notice regarding the use of Aadhaar in UGC NET December 2018 application form and JEE Main ...

RBI Monitoring Monthly Status Reports Of Mobile Wallet Companies On KYC Completion

Inc42 Media

The process of customer validation is becoming a more difficult exercise since UIDAI has disabled mobile number-based Aadhaar authentication for ...

Mohali: Peddler working for jailed heroin dealers held

Times of India

MOHALI: The Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a narcotics smuggler who worked as a delivery man for heroin dealers operating from Punjab ...

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) offers 3 types of savings accounts. Which one to choose

Livemint

All you need is your PAN card number and Aadhaar card number. After inputting both, you get an OTP on your linked mobile number to open the ...

Punjab to change norms, invite fresh applications for smart ration cards

Times of India

The state consumer affairs department had till date seeded around 98% eligible families with their Aadhaar number on the state government portal to ...

Shutdown in Sopore, clashes in Srinagar

The Tribune

Meanwhile, the J&K Police on Friday said the Aadhaar cards recovered from the two Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed militants Ali, alias Athar, and ...

Andhra Pradesh Govt launches website to tackle unemployment

The Hans India

Also, the applicant's bank account and mobile number should be linked to Aadhaar. The government has taken these measures to make the scheme ...

Sarkar aapke dwar progs held

The Arunachal Times

In Medo, 85 Aadhaar enrollments were done, apart from issuing ILPs (54), ST certificates (18), PRC (15), birth certificates (25), income certificates (7), ...