AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14001 - AAdhaar Articles Dated 2nd January 2019

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

Sunday, January 13, 2019

14001 - AAdhaar Articles Dated 2nd January 2019

Govt introduces Aadhaar amendment bill in Lok Sabha

Times of India

"We should not forget that Aadhaar has led to saving of Rs 90,000 crore" through Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT), the minister said, adding multilateral ...

Government tables bill to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar for SIMs, bank account - Economic Times

Can someone delete his Aadhaar number; proposed changes permit it at a certain age - Financial Express

Govt tables Aadhaar Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha - Livemint

Companies failing to comply with Aadhaar Act may be liable for up to Rs 1-crore fine

Business Today

The government has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs ...

Companies violating Aadhaar Act provisions may be fined up to Rs1 crore - Livemint

Govt Considers $142.9K Fine For Companies Failing To Comply With Aadhaar Act - Inc42 Media

1 Crore Fine For Failing To Comply With Aadhar Act Norms - NDTV

Govt introduces Aadhaar amendment bill in Lok Sabha; TMC, Congress oppose

Economic Times

The government on Wednesday introduced an amendment bill in Lok Sabha to provide legal backing for voluntary seeding of biometric Aadhaar ID ...

123 crore Aadhaar cards issued to people: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Livemint

New Delhi: Nearly 123 crore Aadhaar cards have been issued to people, Union Minister Hansraj Ahir said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

IRCTC Ticket Bookings, GST, Aadhaar & More: 8 Things That Change For You in 2019

The Better India

IRCTC Ticket Bookings, GST, Aadhaar & More: 8 Things That Change For You ... like bank transactions, Aadhaar and railway ticketing, among others.

IRCTC ticket booking to Aadhaar Card update: 7 things change for you in 2019

Zee Business

Also, it is the time to become aware of changes in some of the crucial services like railway ticketing, Aadhaar card and bank transactions that concern ...

'Viramgam man got Aadhaar for Azom'

Times of India

According to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), aadhaar cannot be issued to a foreign national. “Amokholi had a fake passport with a fake ...

Parliament: Lok Sabha speaker suspends 24 AIADMK members for obstructing House proceedings

Scroll.in

Earlier in the day, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, The Indian ...

Lok Sabha adjourns till 2 pm amid protests by AIADMK, TDP - Economic Times

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm - Daijiworld.com

Parliament updates | Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 24 AIADMK members - The Hindu

Corrections in Aadhar cards to cost more

News Today

Chennai: Starting today, any correction to be made on your Aadhaar cards will be charged Rs 20 higher than what was charged in 2018. The changes ...

'Ahmedabad man got Aadhaar for Azom'

The Digital Globalist

AHMEDABAD: After a Nigerian national Jackson Amokholi — a member of a gang cheating traders — a Bangladeshi Azom Shaikh, who allegedly ...

Safdar Hashmi's activism still relevant 30 years after his death

Times of India

NEW DELHI: If Mahatma Gandhi had an Aadhaar card, what would it look like? You could see it at this year's Safdar Hashmi Memorial where artist ...

Outlook 2019: How developments in 2018 will influence banking, fintech services

Moneycontrol.com

There were a host of changes in the retail banking and fintech spaces -- from the Supreme Court's restrictions on the use of Aadhaar for e-KYC to the ...