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 20, 2019

14021 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 19th January 2019


Canadian Bankers Association Makes Case for Aadhaar-style Digital ID
Mobile ID World
The Canadian banking sector's leading business association is calling for the creation of a digital identity system for use in the nation's financial ...

With no Aadhaar cards, 1700 convicts denied govt insurance
Times of India
CHENNAI: With Aadhaar cards made mandatory to avail the central government's insurance schemes, more than 1,700 life and term convicts in ...

Convicts denied govt insurance due to Aadhaar - NYOOOZ

Are you having trouble opening a NPS account via Aadhaar; this is what you should do
Zee Business
NPS account Aadhaar link: The government has been urging citizens to link their Aadhaar card to a host of services that it provides like filing Income ...

Protect your data using the Masked Aadhaar feature
NewsBytes
In a bid to enhance the safety and confidentiality of Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a feature called 'Masked ...

Male driver, wrong Aadhaar details: How Kerala's list of women who entered Sabarimala touched 51
India Today
Kerala government's latest claim that 51 women of menstrual age entered the Sabarimala shrine during the ongoing pilgrimage season has created a ...

'List of 51' women who entered Sabarimala: Kerala government accused of lying to Supreme Court - Times Now

Several older women, and some men on Kerala govt's 'under 50' Sabarimala list in SC - The News Minute

2 Women Stopped From Reaching Sabarimala In Their Second Attempt - NDTV

Madhya Pradesh government draws up plan to offer Rs 50000 crore waiver
Economic Times
... the names of farmers who have Aadhaar-linked loan accounts, and a 'white list' of farmers who have not linked their loan accounts with Aadhaar.

Inclusive banking with AI
Telangana Today
Financial inclusion is the common theme – be it the proliferation of the Aadhaar system, opening of Jan Dhan accounts, eKYCs or the GST system.

Licence of 78 ration shops cancelled in Bijnor
Times of India
The e-POS machines were installed in urban areas and ration cards of eligible beneficiaries were also linked to their Aadhaar numbers to make the ...

FM Arun Jaitley accuses 'Compulsive Contrarians' of subverting the democracy
Business Today
Taking a dig at the opposition, Jaitley wrote, "AADHAAR which became an instrument for saving money to ensure that it is fruitfully spent for the poor ...

This interim budget is to be more than a vote on account, says Jaitley - United News of India

From ITR to PAN card, here are important financial deadlines in 2019 that you can't afford to miss

Daily News & Analysis
Following the Supreme Court order last year, it is now mandatory to link your PAN card with Aadhaarnumber. The order makes it mandatory for all ...

Biometrics solidifying the mobile financial transactions in India
Inventiva
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduces 'Aadhaar' – a citizen identification process based on Biometrics enrollment, verification and ...

Mumbai: Three more FIRs lodged in fake surety scam
The Indian Express
... besides his Aadhaar, PAN and ration cards. The magistrate in courtroom 68 directed the Kasturba Marg police station to probe Beej's background

Punjab Police busts Army recruitment scam
Daijiworld.com
An official spokesperson said the police recovered 29 Aadhaar cards, fake document sets of 48 individuals and Rs eight lakh from their possession.

Five held for army recruitment scam - Outlook India

Fraud aimed at bogus bank accounts
Deccan Chronicle
According to the Central GST official, the modus operandi was to create several bogus companies and bank accounts using PAN and Aadhaar ...
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