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

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

14073 - Aadhaar Related Articles dated 13th March 2019


Critics fear consumers will pay new government fees for Aadhaar authentication
Biometric Update
India's government will charge banks and other private companies up to Rs 20 (US$0.29) for each eKYC authentication using Aadhaar, the world's ...

Aadhaar Ordinance: Will Voluntary Use End Up Becoming A Myth?
BloombergQuint
It's a partial victory for private companies and organisations which intend to use Aadhaar to simplify the verification and identification process.

How to link UAN with Aadhaar card online; 8-step process
Times Now
New Delhi: Aadhaar linking with Universal Account Number (UAN) issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is not mandatory, ...

Here's how you can apply for PAN online using Aadhaar card
Times Now
If you do not have a PAN card yet, you can apply for e-PAN using your Aadhaar card. An Aadhaar card holder can apply for PAN card online free of ...

Aadhaar Card: Did you know these benefits of mAadhaar? Here is how to download it for ...
Zee Business
Among major proofs are Permanent Account Number (PAN) card, passport or Aadhaar card. But did you know, there is an app which can also be used ...

Mera Aadhaar Meri Pehchan
Greater Kashmir
Identity proof in Kashmir is mandatory. Filmmaker Rahat Kazmi released Identity Card—Ek Lifeline in 2014 on how it holds the key importance in the ...

Delhi HC asks for AYUSH ministry's response in Aadhaar biometric attendance petition
MediaNama.com
The Delhi HC has sought the response of the Ministry of AYUSH in a petition challenging its decision to use Aadhaar-based attendance in Ayurvedic, ...

EPFO account holder? Check how to link your Aadhaar to PF UAN - Check easy steps
Zee Business
Universal Account Number or the UAN is a 12 digit number allocated to an employee who is contributing to the Employee Provident Fund or the EPF.

Aadhaar BHIM Transactions fall 30% in Past 5 Months
Moneylife
There has been a steady decline in number of transactions on the government owned, Aadhaar Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app that is based ...

Retail payments via Aadhaar-linked BHIM app witness 30% decline in last 5 months
Entrackr
According to experts watching the space, the downfall is a result of the delay in BHIM Aadhaar PoS deployment and non-access of smartphones which ...

New eKYC charges a big blow to companies using eSign for financial documentation
Times Now
Companies using Aadhaar services will have to shell out Rs 20 for each customer verification and 50 paise for authentication of each transaction ...

Training prog for Aadhaar officials, operators concludes
Daily Excelsior
Excelsior Correspondent. LEH, Mar 11: With a view to giving a push to the Aadhaar enrolment in this district, a two days training programme for ...

High Court seeks Ayush Ministry reply on plea against decision on Aadhaar-based attendance in ...
EdexLive
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Ministry of Ayush on a plea challenging its decision to install Aadhaar-based biometric ...

Information Tech. Department with UIDAI trains Aadhaar Operators of Leh
Daily Excelsior
All centres in selected Banks, post offices, schools and ICDS to do enrolment. Leh : With a view to givinga push to the aadhaar enrolment in Leh ...

It's time we found alternatives of Aadhaar for digitization of business processes
CIO India
Amidst widespread privacy concerns and in the wake of Supreme Court's recent judgement, Aadhaar has become the single point of failure for various ...

How to apply for PAN using your Aadhaar card
MENAFN.COM
If you don't have a PAN card, you can easily apply for it online using your Aadhaar card, free of cost. The e-PAN facility launched by the I-T department ...

Telangana High Court Directs IT Grids CEO To Respond To Notices In Data Theft Case
The Logical Indian
The accused namely, IT Grid India Private Limited, Blue Frog and another company allegedly stole Aadhaardata of constituency-wise voters living in ...

'Ghost' of missing votes shall be put to rest: Telangana chief electoral officer
Times of India
The deletions took place in 2015 during Aadhaar-voter ID linkage and during intensive electoral revision. We enrolled around 44 lakh new votes ...

Ravi Shankar Prasad's stern message to social media platforms ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Times Now
New Delhi: In a stern message to social media platforms, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday that these platforms will have to respect ...

The Modi Govt Is Faking Data To Make #DigitalIndia Look Good
#KhabarLive Hyderabad (satire) (press release) (blog)
A full 111 crores of this jump came from Aadhaar and e-KYC transactions in a year when the government sought to make Aadhaar mandatory for a ...

Mutual Funds: The Market Is Not Different This Time Dear Investor, But Are You?
BloombergQuint
The Aadhaar based Know Your Customer verification was simple to implement for asset management companies, brokers and customers.

Job alert! UIDAI is hiring: Here is what you need to know
Zee Business
Aadhaar is one of the largest and most successful bio-metric identification systems. But a country that stands second in the world for its population, ...


IT Minister tells social media firms to prevent abuse
Outlook India
"We will come back with a thumping majority," he added. Dismissing allegations of Aadhaar data leaks, Prasad said the Aadhaar data was "billion per ...

PE/VC exits up threefold in February, says report
Livemint
The month saw buyouts such as True North's acquisition of Max Bupa Health Insurance, as well as Blackstone's buyout of Aadhaar Housing Finance.

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