AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13952 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 10th November 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

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

13952 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 10th November 2018

This Aadhaar Card Does Not Reveal Your Full Identity Number. Details Here

NDTV

Masked Aadhaar can be used for e-KYC at places where sharing of Aadhaar number is not necessary, the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of ...

What is Masked Aadhaar, its privacy benefits and how to download it: All you need to know - Zee News

UIDAI's Voter ID-Aadhaar Linking Plans May Have Cost Millions Their Vote

HuffPost India

JALANDHAR, Punjab — In Godrej almirahs, on shelves in forgotten storerooms, and in kitchen cabinets in private homes of government school ...

How did the Election Commission Link 300 Million Voter IDs to Aadhaar In Just a Few Months? - The Wire

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana sought Aadhaar-EPIC data view - Deccan Chronicle

UIDAI to set up Aadhaar service centres in a phased manner

MediaNama.com

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) plans to set up 'Aadhaar Seva Kendras' or service centres for the facilitation of Aadhaar enrolment ...

Telcos ready for proof of concept of e-KYC to replace Aadhaar-based process

Business Standard

The Supreme Court in September restricted the use of Aadhaar authentication by private entities in the absence of a legal provision. On October 26 ...

BSNL Introduces Alternate Digital KYC For New Customers - Goodreturns

Airtel, Reliance Jio and others to start using alternate non-Aadhaar KYC process

Firstpost

Airtel, Reliance Jio and others to start using alternate non-Aadhaar KYC ... private entities from possessing the Aadhaar details of their customers.

Jio, Airtel, other telecom operators to test non-Aadhaar KYC process in these cities - Financial Express

DoT Issues Alternate Guidelines For E-KYC, Telcos Are Ready To Start Pilot - Inc42 Media

BSNL Rolls Out Alternate Digital KYC Process For New Connections - Republic World

Masked Aadhaar feature gets few takers due to lack of info

Times of India

While the 12-digit Aadhaar number continues to be demanded as a proof of identification, citizens are yet to get used to the new security feature ...

Telecom firms roll out alternatives to Aadhaar

The New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: As the deadline for phasing out the use of Aadhaar in the e-KYC (know your customer) process for activating the SIM card is approaching ...

Forget Aadhaar, BSNL rolls out new KYC process - Zee Business

Poll panel harvested voters' Aadhaar data

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: An independent analysis has revealed that the office of the Election Commission of Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh has collected ...

UIDAI extends the deadline for implementing Virtual ID again

MediaNama.com

Aadhaar issuing authority UIDAI has extended the deadline for the implementation of virtual IDs to January-end, reports Mint. Earlier this deadline was ...

New rule on right to education to cause delay in admission process

Hindustan Times

Irked by norms of additional inspection and mandatory submission of Aadhaar details in the new government resolution, for admissions under the right ...

Fintech industry weighs AI-based solutions for e-KYC

Livemint

Representatives from the industry have held several rounds of discussions on alternatives to Aadhaar-based e-KYC, said these two people.

Was ECI's 2015 drive to delete duplicate voter entries flawed?

The New Indian Express

A more serious concern revealed was that, the Aadhaar details used to identify the duplicate entries were accessed without the permission of the ...

How Did EC Allow Large-Scale Voter-Deletions in Delhi?

The Quint

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has recently made a representation to the Election Commission of India about large scale deletion of voters in Delhi.

NRC claims and objections: SOP seeks biometric enrolment of applicants

Economic Times

Once the final NRC is published, the people who figure in it will be issued the usual Aadhaar number that is given to the legal residents of the country.

Assam: NRC standard operating procedure mandates all applicants to undergo biometric enrolment - Scroll.in

Telcos seek time till November 20 to move to new KYC system

Times of India

However, the operators have requested that they be allowed to continue with Aadhaar-based eKYC till November 20 so as to implement the new ...

Amazon Internet Services' makes profit, posts ₹1235.4 crore revenue

The Hindu

This was attributed to the need for “seeding Aadhaar with every PF account.” “There was a delay from few employees to provide Aadhaar on time.

Indian Railways passengers, take a note! Delhi Reservation System to remain shut on Nov 9-10 ...

Financial Express

In addition to these features, now with easier navigation users can link their IRCTC account to their Aadhaar number as well. The linking of IRCTC ...

Trousers lead police to man wanted for theft of Rs 30 lakh

The Indian Express

As he intended to steal, he submitted a fake Aadhaar card to his employer… Within two days, he fled with jewellery worth Rs 30 lakh from Jain's ...

House site pattas distributed in Rajamahendravaram

The Hans India

Aadhaar card would be tagged to the application and the beneficiary can get one house only. The state government was constructing about 14 lakh ...

Demonetisation impact: Bharat going digital for payments

Economic Times

... to Aadhaar, (and) complete localisation of data within six months have affected our businesses,” said the founder of a large digital payments startup.

The Death of Privacy

Digital Boom

On January 3rd of this year, Aadhaar disclosed officially that they had a data breach which encompassed the personal information of each of the one ...