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, March 28, 2019

14084 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 24th March 2019


How to update your Aadhaar address without valid address proof
Livemint
To help citizens facing such problems, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is now allowing Aadhaar cardholders to change the address ...

Initials hurdle hits PAN-Aadhaar link
The Hindu
Tens of thousands of people may not be able to file income tax returns for the coming financial year as they are unable to link their Aadhaar to their ...

PAN-Aadhaar link hits a new hurdle
Deccan Herald
An official from the department said that this problem has persisted since the beginning of the PAN-Aadhaarlinkage, with the outdated software used ...

Here's how you can reprint your Aadhaar card online
MENAFN.COM
According to an official tweet from UIDAI, your reprinted Aadhaar is handed over to the Department of Post for delivery to your residential address ...

Income Tax Department Alert: Send SMS to complete this important task before March 31
Zee Business
Income Tax returns filing date is near and so is the date of linking PAN card with Aadhaar. If you have not linked your PAN with Aadhaar yet, you must ...

How to change Aadhar address without address proof: Here's what you should do
Zee Business
Aadhaar address change: Many times, people need to migrate to a new city or change their house. Getting a residential address proof immediately ...

Interview: Gautam Bhatia on how we can keep our Constitution in pace with the times
The New Indian Express
In an exclusive interview, advocate and author Gautam Bhatia speaks about Aadhaar, Supreme Court, sedition and women's participation in the legal ...

How to apply for PM Shram Yogi Maan-dhan pension scheme
Economic Times
Do remember to take along your documents, i.e., Aadhaar card, passbook of your bank account and mobile, with you. Ensure that the IFSC code is ...

Omidyar Network: Doing good is the bottom line
Fortune India
This happens despite linking Aadhaar—India's biometric-based identification programme for its citizens—with the PDS system. This raises the ...

From Provident Fund transfer rule, bank loans, GST rates, IRCTC ticket cancellation to prepaid ...
Zee Business
Linking of Aadhaar-PAN card: The last date for linking the PAN card with Aadhaar is March 31, 2019, and if you fail to do so then your PAN card might ...

Technological Self-Determination And The Transformative Constitution [Excerpt From Gautam ...
Live Law
Identity includes the right to determine the forms through which identity is expressed and the right not to be identified. [With Aadhaar] … that concept is ...

Can a code used by the Election Commission be closed and unaccountable in a democracy?
Milli Gazette
By the time Supreme Court stopped the Election Commission from collecting Aadhaar data in August of 2015, there were deletions of 41.53 lakhs ...

Cold response to voter list enrolment camp for transgenders
The Hindu
They would be required to submit a valid identity proof — a driving licence or an Aadhaar card — to prove the gender status in such applications, ...

Foreign currency worth 39 lakh missing
The Hans India
... lost his bag consisting of 50 thousand Euros, Pan Card, Aadhaar card and Rs 2,000 cash from a Masjid in Secunderabad under Gopalpuram police ...

Online payment to farmers opposed, stand-off looms
The Tribune
The agents will enter their details and search their registered farmers using any option among registration number, Aadhaar number or mobile number ...

Soundwave technology: The new frontier in digital payment space
Economic Times
With a phenomenal rise in the ownership of smartphones and introduction of easy-to-use payment methods like BHIM UPI and Aadhaar-linked ...

How MPs seeking re-election fared in their last innings
The Hindu
If they attend Parliament, they could question the government when it tries to push legislation like the Aadhaar Bill as a 'Money Bill' to circumvent a ...

Wrong spelling of parents' names in birth register can be corrected by registrar: HC
The Hindu
... and 'Beena Das' instead of 'Bina Das', and the couple filled an application in 2018 for correcting the spelling by submitting copies of their Aadhaar, ...

'NOTA will be my choice this time'
The New Indian Express
Asif says he has all the required documents with Bengaluru address, including Aadhaar card and Voter ID. Asif, however, expressed displeasure over ...

Following a Trail of Digital Breadcrumbs – Are the 2019 Elections Truly Safe?
The Wire
In case people have multiple phones and try to vote more than once, we invalidate their second vote using Aadhaar API. To ensure you are voting for ...

DLRC meeting held
The Northlines
With respect to linking of Aadhaar numbers with the banking accounts for availing benefits under different schemes, all the bankers have been ...

CCTV, witness help Kolkata police track cash, nab app cabby
Times of India
KOLKATA: An app-cab driver was detained on Friday night for stealing Rs 50,000 from an elderly couple who had left a bag in his cab after a trip.

Taiwan biometrics suppliers optimistic as global markets balk at Chinese products
Biometric Update
“We have so far sold 1.5 million units of fingerprint-matching devices for the Aadhaar eco-system, and one factor behind India choosing us is the ..

Gang involved in Rs 2 crore bank loan fraud busted
Times of India
“They had submitted an application for housing loan and had attached the identity cards of a private firm, Aadhaar cards, voter identity cards, PAN ...

Job growth in formal sector touches 17-month high: EPFO data
DNA India
Net employment generation in the formal sector touched a 17-month high of 8.96 lakh in January, according to the latest EPFO payroll data. The EPFO ...


For that instant loan approval
Telangana Today
Anyone with access to internet and a computer or smartphone, and relevant government-approved identification like PAN card, Aadhaar and voter ID ...

Deadline March 31: Avoid big troubles! Complete these five financial tasks in Next 7 days
Zee Business
These include PAN Aadhaar linking, Income Tax filing, Select favourite channel, Change physical shares to Demat, GST annual return etc. Here are ...
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