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

Saturday, March 23, 2019

14082 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st March 2019


Aadhaar-PAN Link: Here's how you can link your PAN with Aadhaar through SMS
Times Now
New Delhi: In order to enjoy seamless Income Tax services, citizens are mandated to link their PAN card withAadhaar card. The last date to link PAN ...

Lost your Aadhaar card issued by UIDAI? Find out if fraudsters can withdraw money from your ...
Zee Business
Holding a Aadhaar card issued by UIDAI is must for Indian citizens because it is a vital identification for various services like opening a subsidised ...

Benevolent French Hacker Helps Secure Aadhaar Information
KoDDoS (blog)
2 #Indian governmental websites are leaking 300,000 and 5,000 documents IDs including #Aadhaar cards. Contact me by DM for… — Elliot Alderson ...

Land injustice, Aadhaar problems dog Jharkhand. Is the Opposition listening
Down To Earth Magazine
Activists under Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha highlight issues that should make a buzz before the Lok Sabha elections .

Govt move to charge us for Aadhaar e-KYC to make services costly: Industry
Chandler Caller
On Thursday, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency that administers Aadhaar, said it will begin charging private firms for ...

PoS-linked fertiliser subsidy 80% successful
The Indian Express
“Only in the balance 20%, where farmers did not provide their Aadhaar ... The average time — from the farmer furnishing his/her Aadhaar number to ...
Fertiliser subsidy: Most farmers don't know they receive benefit: Survey - Financial Express

11 documents will be accepted as ID proof
The Hindu
... under schemes of the Ministry of Labour, pension document with photograph, official identity cards for MPs, MLAs and MLCs and Aadhaar card.

Poll promise for Person with Disabilities punctured
The New Indian Express
I ran from pillar to post in the last six months to ensure that they all had their Aadhaar and disability cards in place. Now, it is election time, and I started ...

'Who shared data with co hired by TDP?'
Times of India
... run by Ashok Dakavaram was in illegal possession of Aadhaar numbers, voting preferences, demographic details and voter IDs, of lakhs of people.

Parrikar gone, BJP likely to lose much sheen
Daily Pioneer
The inimitable Manohar Parrikar was the batch-mate of the illustrious Indian entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani who has given Indians the Aadhaar card.

Business Daily (press release) (blog)
Champions of the system, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, say that Aadhaar “is India's ticket to the future, a universal, easy-to-use ID that will ...

DBT transfers increase 47 per cent, but little growth in saving
Financial Express
The jump in DBT in FY19 could be largely attributed to increased use of Aadhaar-enabled DBT platforms for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) ...

LPG cylinder booking: Get your cooking gas delivered at home! Just apply and pay online - This is ...
Zee Business
Under POA list, documents like aadhaar UID, driving license, lease agreement, voter ID, telephone or electricity bill, ration card, bank/credit card ...

Data leak: Personal info of crores of people at stake, Telangana govt tells high court
Times of India
... run by its CEO Ashok Dakavaram, was in illegal possession of sensitive data such as Aadhaar card numbers, voting preferences, demographic and ...

But Shakur Basti residents feel vindicated
Times of India
Like many others in the colony, Devi possesses all the documents to back her claims to ownership of her residence, including an Aadhaar card, ration ...

HC unhappy over non-compliance of SC directions on trans-genders
Daily Excelsior
Court has also been informed that even the said community has not been provided the Aadhaar. Court in this connection made Chief Electoral Officer ...

JEE Main April 2019 Admit Card released by NTA@ jeemain.nic.in; here's direct link
Times of India
... valid and non-expired) - PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ Ration Card on the examination day.

How to get Voter-ID card ahead of Lok Sabha elections
MENAFN.COM
2) Any valid age proof, such as Birth certificate, Class 5/8/10 Marksheet, Indian Passport, PAN card, Driving License, or Aadhaar card. 3) Any valid ...

'Chuddies' enters Oxford English Dictionary
Yahoo India News
Also Read | Aadhaar' is Oxford dictionary's Hindi word of 2017. The OED publishes four updates a year in March, June, September and December.

Summer camp at Zoo from Apr. 21 to May 14
Star of Mysore
25 to Apr. 5 for both the batches and the filled in applications, along with age proof (Aadhaar Card), two stamp size recent photos and a fee of Rs. 500 ...

Summer Camp-2019 at Mysore Zoo
citytoday
Duly filled in application forms along with age proof certificate (Aadhaar card), two stamp sized recent colour photographs and prescribed fees of Rs ...
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