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, December 5, 2018

13960 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 20th Nov 2018



Salary can't be withheld for not linking bank account with Aadhaar: HC
Times of India
Earlier this month, Purale filed an application in his petition where he relied on the Supreme Court's judgement of September 26 on the Aadhaar card ...

Bombay High Court says none can withhold Salary for Aadhaar not being Linked with Bank Account - The Sentinel Assam

Not linking Aadhaar with bank account is not grounds for withholding salary, says Bombay High ... - Scroll.in

Salary cannot be withheld for not linking Aadhaar: Bombay High Court - The Live Mirror


In Aadhaar Data Security Case, UIDAI Gets More Time To File Response
NDTV
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted four more weeks to the UIDAI to file its response on a plea raising concerns about Aadhaar data security and ...





Two More Aadhaar-Related Starvation Deaths in Jharkhand
The Wire
New Delhi: Two more poor people who were unable to get their ration cards linked to Aadhaar have died due to starvation in Jharkhand. With this, the ...

Two more "aadhaar-linked" Jharkhand deaths: 17 die of starvation since Sept 2017 - COUNTERVIEW


You want to play? Can I please see your Aadhaar card?
Mumbai Mirror
The school trust has been brazenly defying the orders. Vishal Kamothi, a Charkop resident who says he was asked to furnish his Aadhaar card and an ...











Aadhaar linkage, despite SC order, raises eyebrows
Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: The JNTU circular asking colleges to provide Aadhaar details of students for its biometric attendance system is in violation of Supreme ...





Can't withhold salary for not linking Aadhaar: Court
The Asian Age
Earlier this month, Mr Purale filed an application in his petition where he relied on the apex court's judgment of September 26 on the Aadhaar card ...

Cannot withhold pay for not linking Aadhaar, says HC - The Tribune


Jharkhand: Show Aadhaar to enter CM Raghubar Das event, people told
The New Indian Express
Perhaps for the first time in the history of Jharkhand, Aadhaar card was made mandatory to enter a public programme.





Aadhaar KYC For New Mobile Numbers to End in a Day or Two: COAI
Beebom (blog)
The deadline for the use of Aadhaar-based e-KYC process ends on Tuesday, November 20. In September, the Supreme Court ended linking of ...

Telcos complete new KYC process in 85% area: COAI - Times Now


How to get a new SIM card without Aadhaar card: The new KYC method
Gizbot
There has been a lot of speculations about using Aadhar's e-KYC feature to activate a new SIM card. And now, after supreme court's verdict has made ...





How pensioners can submit Life Certificates online
Livemint
“The Jeevan Pramaan initiative makes life simpler for pensioners. In just a few clicks, you can submit your Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certificate!





UIDAI Is Hiring. Apply Now For Deputy Manager (Legal & Policy) Posts
NDTV
The UIDAI, the issuer of 12-digit Unique Identity Number (UID) or Aadhaar card, has invited applications for a 2 years contractual role (further ...





Tax
Economic Times
For this, the Aadhaar number must be linked with the PAN. The assesse can log on to the e-filing portal and select option to e-verify return using ...





Farmers in Bargarh deprived of crop insurance
Odisha Television Ltd.
However, ensuring aadhaar card is linked to the bank account is the responsibility of the bank. Therefore, the bank should be made accountable for ...





After an incredible boom, e-wallets are dwindling in India
Quartz
This has been made even tougher after the supreme court's verdict on Aadhaar, India's 12-digit biometric identity number, in September. Corporate ...





COAI highlights progress in implementing new e-KYC process
Devdiscourse
Speaking to reporters here, COAI Director General Rajan Mathews said the use of the Aadhaar-based process is likely to end in a day or two. "I would ...





Varsity students slapped with biometric attendance
Deccan Chronicle
The colleges were instructed to provide Aadhaar number, name and date of birth of the student and a clear scanned copy of the Aadhaar card. Prof.





Centre probing post-matric scholarship scam: Union minister Vijay Sampla
The Hans India
... considering taking corrective steps to check fraud and the scholarship money might now be directly deposited in the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts ...





Congress has lost the balance and its 'naamdaar' is hurling all type of abuses at me: PM Modi
Prediction Junction (press release) (blog)
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that country saved Rs. 90,000 crore annually after implementation of AAdhaar based identification but ...





Judicial Activism Curtailing Freedom Of Dharma
Swarajya (blog)
Another decision in the recent past has been about Aadhaar. The introduction of Aadhaar as an identity-verification document by the central ...





COAI advocates level-playing field between telcos, OTT players
Outlook India
On whether telecom operators have fully shifted away from Aadhaar eKYC (for issue of new connections) in the wake of the Supreme Court order, ...





Congress, its ”naamdar” hurling abuses at me: Modi
IndiaPost.com
“We put a check on Rs 90,000-crore annual rip-off in fake names in welfare schemes after implementation of Aadhaar-based identification.





UGC NET December Admit Card 2018 Released at ntanet.nic.in; Steps to download Here
AglaSem News
... original government authorized identity proof (Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ PAN Card/ Voter ID/ Driving License/ Passport/ Aadhaar Enrolment ...
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