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

Thursday, January 24, 2019

14024 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 23rd Jan 2019



Indians under 15, over 65 can now use Aadhaar to visit Nepal, Bhutan
Business Today
Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and over 65 travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, according to a Home Ministry ...

How Aadhaar's Database Can Be Used To Train A Surveillance AI For The Indian Government - Analytics India Magazine

Indians over 65 and under 15 years can use Aadhaar Card to visit Nepal, Bhutan - Jagran Josh

Aadhaar card can now be used to travel to Bhutan, Nepal by Indians under 15 and over 65 years of ... - Times of India


Economic Agenda 2019: Putting Aadhaar back in the loop
Economic Times
Aadhaar, the identity number initially meant to ensure the transfer of benefits to actual beneficiaries, saw a rapid expansion in usage over the past few ...

Identity Devices Announces Aadhaar-Focused Platform - findBIOMETRICS

Swedish Digital Identity Company Rolls Out New Platform for Aadhaar Security - Analytics India Magazine

Justice AP Shah: Why the Supreme Court's judgement on Aadhaar is flawed - Scroll.in


Banks confused on biometric use post Aadhaar verdict-ex-RBI governor
Economic Times
Hyderabad, : Former RBI deputy governor R Gandhi Tuesday said following the Supreme Court order in the Aadhaar case, there is great uncertainty, ...


Banks confused on biometric use post Aadhaar verdict: Former RBI deputy governor R Gandhi
Times Now
Hyderabad: Former RBI deputy governor R Gandhi Tuesday said following the Supreme Court order in the Aadhaar case, there is great uncertainty, ...


Over-age athletes use Aadhaar cards to pass off as junior players
Mumbai Mirror
We get back to R Vinod who is still standing in the registration line for KIYG, with the sacred document (the most reliable Aadhaar card) to hoodwink ...


Maharashtra forces Aadhaar card on students via back door
Mid-Day
Children can no longer be turned away during admissions for not having an Aadhaar card, but they will soon be denied basic rights such as mid-day ...


Section 377 to Aadhaar: Landmark Judgments by Supreme Court of India in 2018
LatestLY
The year 2018 has been a huge year from the point of view of the judiciary. While the Supreme Court partially struck down Section 377, it also allowed ...


Soon, your face would be enough to enter airports, board flights
Economic Times
Soon, you won't need any paper including flight tickets, ID proof or boarding pass to enter into airports and take domestic flights. The government has ...


Get ready for paperless air travel as DGCA puts in place 'Digi Yatra' norms
Business Standard
The passenger will have the option to offer any one of the approved identification document (ID) such as passport, voter card, Aadhaar or m-Aadhaar, ...

Digi Yatra New Rules Notified by DGCA; Soon, Domestic Air Travellers Can Enter Airports Without ... - LatestLY

Get ready to just smile to board domestic flights as DGCA notifies rules for 'digi yatra' - Times of India


What are the budget expectations from a fintech lender's perspective?
CNBCTV18
The recent Aadhaar verdict that doesn't mandate consumers to furnish ... Fintech companies that deal with online lending relied heavily on Aadhaar ...


Great uncertainty, confusion on part of banks to use biometrics after SC order on Aadhaar case ...
United News of India
Hyderabad, Jan 22 (UNI) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) former Deputy Governor R.Gandhi on Tuesday said that there is great uncertainty, confusion ...


PAN Card Linking: Find out why and how to do it
India TV
The government has made it mandatory to link PAN with Aadhaar. This step is taken to flush out duplicate PAN cards from the system and keep only ...


Yes Bank partners with Maharashtra government for electronic PDS
Economic Times
Customers at these shops will be able to make payments using Aadhaar Pay, small value cash deposit or withdraw cash using AePS (Aadhaar ...

Government of Maharashtra Partners YES BANK to onboard Fair Price Shops as Business ... - Express Computer (press release) (blog)

Maharashtra ration shops to offer basic banking services - Daijiworld.com


Why farmers are opting out of crop insurance despite claim settlement
Moneycontrol.com
Delays in claim settlement in a few cases and requirement of Aadhaar for the joinees has led to a drop a 13.6 percent drop in the number of farmers ...


AVI-DIGIYATRA-DGCA RULES
THE WEEK
using documents such as a passenger's Aadhaar number and mobile phone, among ... voter card, Aadhaar or m-Aadhaar, PAN card, driving licence,


Agriculture loans Not taken farm loan still eligible for waiver, complain 100 farmers
Times of India
A total of 35,392 green forms, which are for farmers who have obtained loans and their bank accounts have successfully been linked with Aadhaar ...

Madhya Pradesh: Farmers are hopeful of being 'debt-free' as loan waiver scheme kicks-off - National Herald


Playing games with age
Bangalore Mirror
“There were about five-six boys and girls who tried the Aadhaar trick here. It will not work with me,” an infuriated Yadav told Mirror. “I remembered this ...


Lending firm RupeeRedee faces customer data breach
ETtech.com
New age data-driven technology companies are always prone to attack on their data storage facilities, more so if they are in the fintech domain.

RupeeRedee data exposed - Economic Times




Gold worth 66 lakh seized at Hyderabad airport
The Hans India
Hyderabad: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials seized 1996 grams of gold bars worth Rs 66 lakh from a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi ...


PayNearby launches BharatQR
newsbarons.com
PayNearby works on a B2B2C model and facilitates a bouquet of financial services including aadhaar banking, domestic remittances, bill payments, ...


7.32 lakh jobs created in November; 73.50 lakh in last 15 months: EPFO payroll data
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Employment generation in the formal sector increased by 48 per cent to touch a 15-month high of 7.32 lakh in November 2018 as ...




News18 Daybreak | Mamata's Mega 'United India' Rally Brings Together 23 Oppn Party Leaders ...
News18
The affidavit submitted by the state government to the apex court had a list of phone numbers, addresses and Aadhaar numbers of the 51 women.


How to file Income Tax Return online: Here are step-by-step guidelines
India Today
It is mandatory to link Aadhaar with your E-filing Account; The same has to be done by choosing the option of "Link Aadhaar" under the Profile Settings ...

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