AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14008 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 8th 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

14008 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 8th January 2019

Aadhaar is back: Minister says it will be linked to driving licence, govt brings Aadhaar Amendment Bill

India Today

Aadhaar is back in full force. It was defanged by the Supreme Court earlier that ruled Aadhaar could not be used by private companies, struck down ...

Window closing for Aadhaar-driving licence link law - Hindustan Times

Aadhaar may be linked with driving licence: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Times of India

PHAGWARA/NEW DELHI: The Centre is considering linking Aadhaar with driving licences to tackle the problem of duplicate and fraudulent ...

Aadhaar-driving licence linking: What you need to know - India Today

Centre To Make Linking Of Aadhaar With Driving Licence Mandatory - Inc42 Media

Govt will soon make Aadhaar-driving licence linking mandatory: Ravi Shankar Prasad - The Indian Express

Savings through Aadhaar can fund 3 schemes of scale of Ayushman Bharat: Finance minister

Times of India

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the annual savings from Aadhaar can help fund three schemes of the size of Ayushman ...

Why Did Jaitley Cite Debunked Claim of Aadhaar Saving $11 Billion? - The Quint

India can save Rs 77000 cr annually with Aadhaar: Arun Jaitley - Business Today

Aadhaar savings can fund 3 welfare schemes: Arun Jaitley - The Asian Age

The Daily Fix: If Aadhaar is for welfare programmes, why are private players being allowed access?

Scroll.in

On Friday, the Lok Sabha passed a slew of amendments in the Aadhaar Act, the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act which, ...

After SC verdict, how amendments seek to change the law on Aadhaar

The Indian Express

Lok Sabha Friday passed The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to amend the laws relating to the use of Aadhaar and the powers of ...

Aadhaar: When the Govt Tries To Bulldoze Supreme Court Judgement - Moneylife

Aadhaar Amendment Bill: What's new and how it affects you - DailyO

Aadhaar Verdict: The Sections under Challenge - Financial Express

How to link Aadhaar card with your driving license

Times of India

Linking Aadhaar with driving license will connect it with all the personal information related to the person and hence it will also eliminate the instances ...

Mobile wallet transactions fall in November as firms shut out of Aadhaar KYC to enrol new customers

Financial Express

The sudden fall in transactions came after mobile wallet companies had to stop using Aadhaar for electronic know your customer (e-KYC) to enrol new ...

After ban on Aadhaar-based eKYC, mobile wallet transactions show sequential decline - VCCircle

One held for helping Azom Shaikh get Aadhaar

Times of India

Police have procured the fake documents provided by Shaikh to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to get his Aadhaar card. “While we ...

'Aadhaar, a mix of amateur politics and poor tech'

The Hindu BusinessLine

I don't believe either the Aadhaar Amendment Act that is now being proposed, or the Section 79 tinkering that has been happening, should happen ...

Aadhaar-Driving License Linking Will Be Mandatory: 3 Reasons Why This Is Good For India

Trak.in (blog)

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has indicated that linking of Aadhaar with the driving license would soon become mandatory for all. This is a ...

Wouldn't Aadhaar-Driving Licence Linking be Illegal, Mr Prasad? - The Quint

RBI Appoints Aadhaar Architect Nandan Nilekani as Chairman of Panel on Digital Payments

News18

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday constituted a high-level committee under Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani to suggest measures to ...

India Seeks To Draw Line Under Aadhaar Saga With New Legislation

PaymentsCompliance

India's government has finally intervened to end an impasse over electronic know your customer (KYC) rules, months after a bombshell court ruling ...

Aadhaar savings can fund 3 Ayushman schemes

IndiaPost.com

NEW DELHI: Terming Aadhaar as a “game changer”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said savings made through its implementation can fund three ...

BJP Chief Amit Shah's Ultimatum to Shiv Sena, Aadhaar-Driving License link soon? | Morning ...

Times Now

Senior BJP sources said that the party is particularly confident about its standing in constituencies such as Mawal, Shirur and Thane that are currently ...