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

Friday, December 14, 2018

13979 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 13th December 2018



UIDAI allows you to lock your Aadhaar biometrics for security, here's how to do it
India Today
The Supreme Court of India in its latest ruling said that it is no longer mandatory to link Aadhaar with your bank accounts nor do the telecom service ...

Over 13350 Aadhaar centres in designated post offices, says SS Ahluwalia - Financial Express

Over 13350 Aadhaar centres in designated post offices: Ahluwalia - Times of India


Rohingya Muslims obtaining Aadhaar, PAN, passports: Govt
Moneycontrol.com
Some Rohingya Muslims, living in the country illegally, have fraudulently obtained Indian identity documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card and even ...





Fake Aadhaar ids recovered from illegal immigrants
The New Indian Express
The arrested Biharis - Ramshisah Verma, Ravishankar Singh and Mithun Shah - have reportedly helped the Bangladeshi immigrants to get Aadhaar ...





Aadhaar authentication for bank accounts and SIM cards to be made optional
Firstpost
According to a report published by NDTV, the government has decided that providing Aadhaar details will be optional for people when they are ...





Telecom operators ditch Aadhaar as valid ID proof
The Tribune
The telecom operators in the state have yet again stopped accepting Aadhaar card as a valid identity proof for providing mobile connections in Jammu ...





Aadhaar optional for Tatkal passport soon
The Tribune
In line with the Supreme Court's ruling on Unique Identification (UID) number, the Ministry of Law & Justice is likely to favour making Aadhaar optional ...





Income Tax Return (ITR) filing: No need to generate slip! From bank ATM to Aadhaar, 5 steps to tax ...
Zee Business
Income tax return (ITR) filing: Taxes form a major part of the outgo for any salaried employee. However, not everyone has to pay taxes and file for ...





Live Video Will Solve eKYC Problem For eWallets, Banks – Is This Even Feasible?
Trak.in (blog)
After the Supreme Court stopped private companies from accessing and storing Aadhaar data due to privacy issues, companies are now looking for ...





2.76 cr ration cards cancelled
The Hindu BusinessLine
Aadhaar seeding and de-duplication have helped in weeding out around 2.76 crore ration cards between 2013 and 2017, the government said in the ...





HC asks STF to complete probe into 'misappropriation' of funds in UP food supply
Business Standard
In Uttar Pradesh, fair price cards have been linked with Aadhaar with a purpose to keep a check on wrong distribution of fair price commodities.





Truecaller Pay to enter credit business early next year
Livemint
According to Joy, the company is awaiting for clarity from the regulators on the usage of Aadhaar based e-KYC (know your customer). “We have ...





Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants 'feel at home'
Times of India
Tirupur: People from Bangladesh are not only migrating to the dollar city illegally to make a living, but they are also enjoying access to Aadhaar cards, ...





Google's Year in Search 2018 report: How to send WhatsApp stickers, OnePlus 6 on top
The Indian Express
Second on the list of 'How to' was 'How to link Aadhaar with Mobile number.' It was earlier mandated that all users would have to link their Aadhaar ...

WhatsApp Stickers, OnePlus 6 most searched in Google's Year in Search 2018 report - Zee Business


Drone makers, digital wallet companies unite to form industry lobby DICE
VCCircle
That, for instance, didn't happen in the context of the September Supreme Court judgement that struck down the provision of using Aadhaar for e-KYC ...





Google Search in India: Here Are The Most Popular Personalities, Songs and Movies of 2018
Beebom (blog)
The top five search terms centered around “How to” were – how to send stickers on Whatsapp, how to link Aadhaar with a mobile number, how to ...
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