AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 13974 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th Dec 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

Saturday, December 8, 2018

13974 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th Dec 2018

You may soon be able to withdraw your Aadhaar number but only if you don't have PAN card

India Today

Aadhaar card holders may soon have the liberty to withdraw their Aadhaar number. The government is reportedly in the last stages of finalising a ...

All Aadhaar Users May Soon be Able to Opt Out, Get Their Data Deleted from UIDAI Servers - News18

You may soon be able to opt-out of Aadhaar as govt looks to amend the Act - Business Standard

Govt prepares Cabinet note to strike down Section 33 (2) of Aadhaar Act - The Hindu BusinessLine

Aadhaar Users Will Soon Be Allowed To Delete Biometric Data

Fossbytes

However, now, Aadhaar card holders in India could soon get the option to withdraw his or her Aadhaar number. A new report by The Hindu suggests ...

Centre May Allow To Opt Out of Aadhaar Soon - Gulte

Macro@Moneycontrol | Govt and RBI in talks to allow 'offline Aadhaar'

Moneycontrol.com

Questions remain about 'Offline Aadhaar'. How will it work and whether it is a transparent and secure way of authenticating an individual's identity.

Do you need to submit a fresh bank mandate for EMIs, SIPs?

Livemint

Did you start a mutual fund systematic investment plan (SIP) or started paying an EMI after the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar on 26 September ...

How a Buyer Was Duped Using Leaked Aadhaar Card, Army ID on OLX

The Quint

The fraudster allegedly impersonated a soldier using a leaked Aadhaar card and an Army ID to earn the trust and dupe unsuspecting buyers on ...

Aadhaar for Registration of Partnership Firms challenged in Rajasthan High Court [Read Order]

Bar & Bench

A petition has been filed in the Rajasthan High Court challenging the insistence on the production and OTP validation of Aadhaar cards when it comes ...

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Meeting Of The Board Of Directors Of ...

The Hindu BusinessLine

AADHAAR VENTURES INDIA LTD.has informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 10/12/2018 ,inter alia, ...

Using Government of India's DigiLocker yet? Here's how you do it

Gadgets Now

We often come across people who lose / misplace important documents like PAN card, Aadhaar card, passport, driving license, voter's ID etc.

Mobile wallet transactions hit new peak in October: RBI

Livemint

The record transactions come at a time when most of the wallet companies are not able to on-board new customers through Aadhaar based e-KYC ...

UIDAI Is Hiring! Apply for Various Technical Job Post Online; Know the Vacancy & Eligibility Details

LatestLY

However, the Aadhaar authority has not disclosed the salary for the posts. The selected candidates will be employed by the National Institute for Smart ...

ఆధార్ కార్డుతో ఓటు వేయొచ్చా?

Samayam Telugu

మీ దగ్గర ఓటరు ఐడీ లేదని ఆందోళన చెందుతున్నారా? డోన్ట్‌వర్రీ.. ఈ కార్డులు ఉంటే చాలు. ఓటు హక్కు ...

Creating a database of religious minorities: govt

Ahmedabad Mirror

... for final examination of Standard 10 and 12 students of the GSHSEB, the instructions therein asking for Aadhaar data and also the religious profiling ...

State govt replies to PIL against religious profiling in board exams - Times of India

BJP asks poll panel to act against AAP for violating its order

Hindustan Times

“We have urged the ECI to seize the information and data (Aadhaar and voter ID details) collected by the directorate of education through students,” ...

IDfy and Beatroute Innovations partner to digitize on-ground KYC

ETtech.com

IDfy and Beatroute Innovations are collaborating to digitize on-ground, agent-assisted KYC for the telecom, banking, lending, investment, and ...

Assam home department passes the buck over collection of biometric data as 15 December ...

Firstpost

Aadhaar would be issued to people whose names figure in the final NRC in the same manner as it is applicable to legal residents in the rest of the ...

Narendra Modi emerges as most talked about Indian personality on Twitter; Check who else in on ...

ABP Live

Soon after the Supreme Court of India squashed the constitutional validity of Aadhaar over privacy issues, Twitter erupted with conversations ...

Alternative ID cards for Telangana voters: Here's the list

Telangana Today

Hyderabad: To exercise their franchise in the Assembly elections, voters who do not have the EPIC card can use any of the alternative documents on ...