AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13940 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th October 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, November 22, 2018

13940 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 27th October 2018

	Month after SC verdict, telcos still using Aadhaar for issuing mobile SIM cards Times of India NEW DELHI: Leading telecom companies are using Aadhaar-based eKYC for issuing mobile SIM cards almost a month after the Supreme Court ... Banks may use Aadhaar QR code for paperless KYC - Times of India DoT wants telecom operators to stop Aadhaar-based biometric authentication - Business Standard Telcos Have Ignored SC Verdict, Still Using Aadhaar For Issuing Mobile SIM Cards - India Times
	DoT directs telcos to stop Aadhaar-based e-KYC Economic Times The telecom department has barred telcos from Aadhaar-based digital authentication in line with a Supreme Court order, dealing a big blow to the ... Govt asks telcos to stop using Aadhaar eKYC for verifying users - Moneycontrol.com Govt asks telecom companies to stop using Aadhaar eKYC for verifying users - Times of India Government Asks Telcos To Stop E-Verifying Aadhaar: What It Means For You - NDTV
	Aadhaar is totally safe, isn't a card, just a number: RS Sharma Economic Times NEW DELHI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman, R S Sharma rebuked debates around theft of identity due to Aadhaar while ... There's a lot of confusion over data security, privacy: TRAI Chairman - The Hindu BusinessLine Private firms must prevent misuse of customers' data: Trai chairman - Times of India
	'Aadhaar in a JAM, no, LogJam' Economic Times I was educated on locking and unlocking the biometrics of Aadhaar. When I stepped in to a mobile store few months ago to get a prepaid card for my ...
	NEXT Biometrics Tech Certified for Android Devices in Aadhaar findBIOMETRICS “…with this latest certification from the UIDAI, which administrates Aadhaar, NEXT's fingerprint sensors can be used with modules and readers in the ...
	Aadhaar details help 5-year-old girl reunite with family THE WEEK The Haryana Police managed to reunite a five-year-old girl, who was missing for over three months, with her family in Panchkula using her Aadhaar ... Aadhaar details help 5-yr-old girl reunite with family - The Tribune Aadhaar details help 5-yr-old girl reunite with family in Haryana - Daily News & Analysis
	31 ration dealers in Noida lose licence for Aadhaar-PDS scam Times of India Sources said the recent scam across the state was the first instance of unauthorised Aadhaar cards being used to pilfer ration from the accounts of ...
	NEXT Biometrics attains Aadhaar Registered Device Service certification for Android Biometric Update Android devices are currently used extensively throughout India for Aadhaar transactions. Registered devices have unique identifiers so that each ...
	Aadhaar: Where the document is mandatory and where not NewsBytes The Supreme Court, on September 26, struck down some provisions relating to the authentication of Aadhaar, and the Section 57 of Aadhaar Act.
	Breaking News Live Updates: Govt allows use of physical Aadhaar card for issue of new ... Times of India (blog) massive fire has broken out in multiple electronic shops in Vasundhara Market at Station Malgodam Road: ANI. 11:08 PM (IST) ...
	APIs like Aadhaar Reduce Cost of Authentication for Banking Industry DATAQUEST Though data sharing APIs are widely adopted in Europe and the U.K., India started its journey through key initiatives such as Aadhaar, e-KYC, e-Sign, ...
	Govt directs telcos to report compliance of order barring use of Aadhaar authentication for issuing ... Devdiscourse Govt directs telcos to report compliance of order barring use of Aadhaar authentication for issuing phone connections ...
	UIDAI allows use of physical Aadhaar card for issue of new connections if customer gives it ... Devdiscourse Devdiscourse News Desk new delhi Last Updated at 26-10-2018 21:08:49 IST India. UIDAI allows use of physical Aadhaar card for issue of new ...
	YES Bank UPI transactions doubled to 290M in Q2FY19 MediaNama.com In the SC upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, though it struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which enabled private entities (like Yes ...
	Rising Kashmir News Rising Kashmir The meeting discussed threadbare various issues relating to Aadhaar Linkage, census of households and shops, profile of blocks, role of financial ...
	Indore: Airport gold seizure case may just be tip of iceberg Free Press Journal Following the seizure, a case of fake Aadhaar cards and human trafficking have also come to light where 2 minor girls were accompanied by the ...
	'Implement fee reimbursement scheme in toto' The Hindu Party city president Malla Vijay Prasad said that the TDP went back on its promise of implementing reimbursement for BCs without the Aadhaar ...
	Regional review meet on fisheries held The Hindu They discussed the progress of various schemes like — implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer scheme, collection of Aadhaar and bank details for ...
	Caution on DNA Bill: raise awareness first Deccan Herald After Aadhaar, The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018, has re-ignited fears regarding data privacy and potential abuse by ...
	National Pension System on your fingertips! Check NPSApp features, benefits Zee Business Are you a National Pension System (NPS) subscriber? Here's good news for you. Now, you can track details of your account and investment on your ...
	Start-ups should understand legal framework, says Nasscom chief The New Indian Express When asked about the Aadhaar verdict and the new data privacy law, she said regulation was evolving in the country and will take its own time.
	It's Time We Started Talking About The Economic Costs Of Judicial Overreach Swarajya A recent case pertains to the Aadhaar judgment, which restricted the use of Aadhaar by private companies, thus dealing a blow to the entire FinTech ...