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 31, 2019

14030 - Aadhaar Articles dated 29th Jan 2019


SBI alleges Aadhaar data misuse, UIDAI rubbishes charge
Times of India
Logins and biometrics of their Aadhaar operators have been misused to generate unauthorised Aadhaarcards, bank officials informed UIDAI.

UIDAI cap on Aadhaar card birth date changes
Times of India
The UIDAI has told the local Aadhaar registration offices in all districts of the state to make changes in the citizens' dates of birth, with necessary ...

Never mind passport, here's my Aadhaar card...
afaqs
In the age of cause-vertising, something as simple as 'chai' can stand for something as complex as inclusivity. Brooke Bond Red Label tea has always ...

Jharkhand: Aadhaar Linkage Derails MGNREGA, Wages Deposited in Wrong Accounts
NewsClick
Jharkhand was the first state that linked Aadhaar to the payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ...

Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good— Aadhaar is no exception!
Financial Chronicle (press release) (blog)
The Aadhaar Virtual ID system was first introduced by the government in 2009 and already over 1.1 billion people have a unique number. This is ...

Aadhaar card for Mo Cycle
The New Indian Express
BHUBANESWAR: Aadhaar authentication will soon become necessary for the 'Mo Cycle' users in the Capital. It was decided by the Capital Region ...

QBullet: Rahul's Minimum Income Promise; SBI Claims AadhaarMisuse
The Quint
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised to implement nationwide minimum income for the poor if voted to power in May, in what was ...

Govt should find new ways for Fintech to onboard customers through Aadhaarbased e-KYC
Economic Times
By Alok Bansal I believe that while each government has their own priority areas, the path to developing India as a global fintech hub will largely ...

How to avail an aadhar card as an NRI: Steps
India Today
According to Aadhaar Act, 2016, a resident or NRI who has stayed in India for 182 days or more, in the 12 months right before the date of application is ...

Conmen don't spare ECI either
The Hindu
“Both Aadhaar cards were forged. They had same number and the same house number in Mehdipatnam. Only photos were changed,” informed an ...

Bogus voter ID cards prepared in name of top poll officials - Business Standard

Delhi HC bars non-school tasks for teachers
Telegraph India
Authorities are justified in asking teachers to help their pupils open bank accounts and link them to theirAadhaar numbers, the court accepted.

Teachers cannot be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act: Delhi HC - Kashmir Reader


India's flirts with universal basic income scheme
China.org.cn
It's certainly popular in India, the country being to launch Aadhaar (biometric ID system) for direct benefit transfers and income transfer trials.

Alert! Most e-wallets might become invalid by February-end
Times Now
New Delhi: After tightening E-commerce norms, digital wallets might be next. It may be noted that in itsAadhaar judgement, Supreme Court barred ...

Post e-commerce, e-wallets now stymied by govt regulations - Times of India
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UP Boards 2019: Shortest ever 16-day exams to begin February 7
Hindustan Times
He said that aadhaar number of all candidates taking examinations had been uploaded on the UP Board's website along with other details of the ...

Rahul Gandhi's minimum income for poor faces 3 challenges – cost, target & delivery
ThePrint
If the answer is Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, then the proposed programme must clearly articulate measures undertaken to prevent transaction and ...


A helping hand Here is what you can do for your household help
Nagaland Post
Thankfully, she has applied for Aadhaar and is waiting for the Card. The acknowledgement receipt for theAadhaar application is also good enough to ...
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Woman found dead in Vashi, killer identified
The Hindu
According to Sudhakar Pathare, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone I, two Aadhaar cards were found in the room. In both the cards, the photo was ...

West Bengal residents must wait for passports
Deccan Chronicle
In the recent case of the Bangladeshi nationals, original identification such as Aadhaar was issued in Jalpaiguri, so the Cyberabad police were not ...

Madhya Pradesh: To claim insurance, RSS worker faked death, killed farm help
The Indian Express
The police found Patidar's mobile phone, an Aadhaar card, an ATM card and a pocket diary with details of insurance, fixed deposits and loans on the ...

Two held with deer skin in Charbagh
Times of India
LUCKNOW: Special Task Force (STF) arrested two poachers with the hide of a deer from a hotel in Charbagh, under Naka police staton, on Sunday.

NAFED to procure green pulses directly from farmers
The Hindu
... green pulses and the extent of land on which it was grown), Aadhaar card, photocopy of the front page of bank account passbook, photograph.

Budget 2019: Income tax payers seeking more disposable income in hands
Financial Express
... pre-populated tax forms to taxpayers with information from their Form 26AS and other financial transactions linked to their Aadhaar and PAN.

'No support from family, friends'
The Tribune
As many as 48 transgenders (92.3%) have Aadhaar cards, but only 28.8% declared themselves as transgenders in Aadhaar cards. “Discrimination ...
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