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

13897 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 17th September 2018



Mumbai: E-shopper shares Aadhaar data, loses Rs 11000
Times of India
He also gave away his Aadhaar details and OTP only to find out later that he had been duped of Rs 11,000. A cheating case has been registered at ...





UIDAI allots Rs 200 crore for Aadhaar enrolment machines in schools
MediaNama.com
The UIDAI has put aside Rs 200 crore for states to fund Aadhaar enrolment machines in schools at taluka levels, reports The Economic Times.

Aadhaar enrollment in Assam to start from October - The News Mill

UIDAI will fund Aadhaar enrolment in taluka schools - Ahmedabad Mirror

How to enrol your children for Aadhaar - NewsBytes


Lucknow: Three held for diverting food meant for poor
The Indian Express
The Special Task Force (STF) Sunday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in large-scale misuse of Aadhaar to divert grains meant for ...





Jabong Shopper Robbed Of Rs 11000 Via Paytm After He Discloses Aadhaar & OTP!
Trak.in (blog)
Recently, a Jabong shopper was robbed of Rs 11,000, via Paytm. And interestingly, he also shared his Aadhaar and OTP. How did this happen?





Mum: E-shopper shares Aadhaar data, loses Rs 11k
NYOOOZ
He texted me a list of five expensive products of which I could choose one gift," the senior citizen said. He also gave away his Aadhaar details and ...





IBPS Recruitment 2018 | Aadhaar Card Not Mandatory & Other Important Updates
Chandigarh Metro
IBPS Recruitment 2018: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has invited applications from candidates for the post of Clerk. The process of online ...





PDS scam: Shop owner, two others arrested
Times of India
“In order to accelerate Aadhaar linking, National Informatics Centre (NIC) had created a window on the food and logistics department's website for ...





One more ID? Spare us, please
Deccan Herald
It has withstood the ravages of time and the invasions of more fashionable IDs-come-lately, like the Aadhaar number, and is accepted everywhere as a ...





Land records fudged to get sugarcane supply tickets; 10000 touts, farmers involved in Bijnor
Times of India
According to officials, this was revealed when the department linked farmers' land records with their Aadhaar card and scanned them. A probe has ...





Santoshi's shadow on two Garhwa kids
The Telegraph India
Santoshi's case made national headlines as her family was allegedly denied ration for months over lack of Aadhaar linkage, blowing the lid off ...





Give organs, avail leave, CRPF DIG asks jawans
Daily Pioneer
The leave form has a check list of 20 items, including details of dependent cards, joint salary account with next of kin, PAN and Aadhaar cards of the ...
CRPF officer links leave to organ pledge - The Telegraph India


Woman's name change ignorance lands her in immigration soup
The New Indian Express
While her passport carried the name Vempalli Rammanamma, her Aadhaar card was updated with her new name, Desai Rama Devi, that she took on ...





Campus Notes - University of Kerala
The Hindu
The graduates will be able to access, store and verify academic records after registering in the portal using their Aadhaar numbers. The details of ...





Amazon Pay EMI Is Now Available for Select Mobile Users: Here's How It Works
NDTV
To register for Amazon Pay EMI, the user needs to verify their identity using PAN and Aadhaar card details. Verification needs to be completed by ...





Lack of white ration card deprives dole to jobless youth
The Hans India
As soon as an applicant opens the website, it simply asks for Aadhaar number. After getting one time password (OTP) they can proceed for submission ...







For NDA's move to raise MSPs of monsoon crops to matter, agriculture needs structural changes ...
Firstpost
Aadhaar in public distribution system (PDS) was expected to reduce leakages and avoid exclusion errors. But there have been cases of starvation ...





Amazon introduces Amazon Pay EMI; Here's how you can use it
India Today
Step 1: In the first step, users will have to provide their PAN card number and Aadhaar number (or any other virtual ID) for verification. The e-retailer ...

Amazon Pay EMI option now available for mobile users: Here's how to avail EMI option on Amazon ... - Times Now
'Amazon Pay EMI' Now Rolling Out in India With Rs 60000 Limit - Beebom (blog)


Amazon Pay EMI available for select users: How to register and use the new feature
Gizbot
To register, you need to verify your identity using PAN and Aadhaar details. An OTP will be sent to the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar card.






Narendra Modi Birthday Special: 5 Key achievements of Modi Government
News Track
Aadhaar- Although Aadhar cards were launched before Modi government, buts its the NDA government which converted in a successful scheme and ...





Chhattisgarh Government will distribute 45 lakh smartphones to women
EOTO Tech
Jio, on the other hand, is planning to establish 10,000 camps to look after the registration and activation of numbers via Aadhaar authentication.





Education, counselling support for street kids of Kolkata
Kashmir Reader
“The NGO has approached UIDAI authorities for a pilot project to link these children with Aadhaar. Our aim is to facilitate Aadhaar benefits for them ...
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