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

Monday, March 11, 2019

14069 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th March 2019


Businesses need to pay up to Rs 20 for using Aadhaar services
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Business organisations using Aadhaar services will now have to pay Rs 20 for each customer verification and 50 paise for authentication ...

Aadhaar-based e-KYC to boost user adds for telcos: Experts
Economic Times
Kolkata: A recent ordinance allowing voluntary Aadhaar-based digital verification is likely to speed up customer adds for the Big 3 telcos, especially in ...

How to apply for Aadhaar card online - Check step by step guide
Zee Business
Union Cabinet has last week approved promulgation of an ordinance to give effect to changes proposed inAadhaar Act. President Ram Nath Kovind ...

'Aadhaar-linked SRDH data was shared in the past too'
Times of India
Section 19 of The Aadhaar (Targeted delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act 2016 speaks about the transaction of ...

Matching Aadhaar biometrics not must for farmers' funds
Times of India
The farmer will now have to submit his Aadhaar registration number to ensure that there is adequate disbursement of funds as part of the the ...

How you can apply for PAN card using Aadhaar card? Follow these instructions
Zee Business
Availing a Permanent Account Number (PAN) is must for every individual who has crossed the age limit of 18 years. PAN card is a major identification ...

Stone pelters show Aadhaar card: three Kashmir vendors thrashed in Lucknow
Kashmir Dispatch
Three Kashmiris selling dry fruits here were thrashed a day ago on charges that they pelted stones at security forces, leading to the arrest of a ...

Changing your job? Shifting PF holdings to soon be hassle-free
Livemint
However, he said that since all subscribers' accounts were not linked to Aadhaar, the implementation of the plan could be challenging. Nearly 60% of ...

Matching Aadhaar biometrics not must for farmersrsquo funds
NYOOOZ
While Aadhaar seeding is not necessary, submission of Aadhaar number shall be compulsory, added the official. Out of them, only 63 lakh farmers ...

'Gentleman' SC judge AK Sikri retires
Times of India
Justice Sikri, despite giving many important judgments including mandatory linking of Aadhaar with PAN, penning one of the many judgments on ...

Firms to pay Rs 20 for each Aadhaar verification, 50 paise for authentication
Devdiscourse
Business organisations using Aadhaar services will now have to pay Rs 20 for each customer verification and 50 paise for authentication of each ...

NPCI issues over 64M RuPay Global Cards, aims to further grow international acceptance
YourStory.com
... including National Automated Clearing House (NACH), Aadhaar-Enabled Payment System (AePS), USSD-based *99#, Immediate Payment Service ...

Political tomfoolery ahead of polls
The Hans India
He claims that IT Grid is collecting information of the voters including Aadhaarnumber, education and community from grass route level and analysing ...

Decide between 'looto aur baanto' government or 'mazboot' one: PM Modi
The New Indian Express
“Some people even went to the Supreme Court against Aadhaar. But it is because of Aadhaar that subsidies under various schemes are reaching the ...

Know what documents you must have in place for filing income tax returns as FY19 to end soon
Times Now
Aadhaar and PAN card. Aadhaar is mandatory for filing ITR. PAN, which also serves as proof of identification, links all your earnings, be it from mutual ...

Data theft case splits 2 States apart
The Hans India
He reiterated that confidential details of the residents of Andhra Pradesh like theAadhaar and bank accounts were available with the private company ...

Haryana resident arrested for fraud
The Tribune
The police have nabbed a fraudster who forged documents, including an Aadhaar card, to get two plots worth Rs 10 crore transferred in his name.

'Data theft' will boomerang on TDP, says MLC Madhav
The Hindu
Apart from collecting Aadhaar information, voter ID and bank account details, a “sentiment analysis” was also made in a bid to influence the voters, ...

NEXT Biometrics access control products to be distributed in Russia by UniComm
Biometric Update
It has also been selected as the supplier of Aadhaar-certified fingerprint readers for use in the World Bank-funded Project on Climate Resilient ...

Chennai's well-heeled still urged to sign up for Rs 2000 benefit
Times of India
... of the Kodambakkam zonal office of Greater Chennai Corporation, approached him asking for his smart card, Aadhaar card and bank passbook.

Will be probed from all angles: CP
The Hans India
During field enquiry they collected personal and sensitive information of the citizens like Aadhaar, mobile number, community, education and their ...

BJP points the finger at Naidu
The Hindu
... Bangalore, and it contained data such as the residents' Aadhaar numbers, names, dates/years of birth, PIN codes, photographs, and biometrics.

Data Analyst claims Indian TDP party leaked private data
BestVPN.com
Reddy alleges that the Seva Mitra app purposefully contains massive amounts of citizens' data including theirAadhaar Card numbers, voter ID, ...

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