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

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

14090 - Aadhaar Articles dated 31st March 2019


Today's The Last Day To Link PAN With Aadhaar. Here's How To Do It Online
NDTV
If you haven't linked your Aadhaar with PAN or Permanent Account Number already, today is the last date to do so according to the due date set by the ...

500 Aadhaar cards found in garbage bin
Hindustan Times
Around 500 Aadhaar cards, most of which were issued in 2012, and some ATM cards were found in a garbage heap in Jawhar in Palghar, on Friday.

Zee News Breaking: Last date to link PAN card with Aadhaartoday
Zee News
The Income Tax Department has made it mandatory for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar card in order to file Income Tax returns for the ...

Law and tech interwoven: Ex-CJI Dipak Misra
Times of India
NEW DELHI: As the Chief Justice of India, he declared Narendra Modi government's flagship Aadhaarscheme to be Constitutionally valid. It was SC's ...


Bhopal: Biometric verification to stop fraud in farm loans
Free Press Journal
The department has decided to go Aadhaar way to restore its credibility and check corruption that had taken over the state in a big way.

Man booked for breach of trust
The Tribune
He took his camera on rent for 3 hours by giving his Aadhaar card and Rs 500. However, he did not return his camera and also switched off his mobile ...

Alternative documents as ID proof for voting
The Hindu
... job card, health insurance smart card issued under the Ministry of Labour, Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs and Aadhaar card.

23-year-old caught writing his friend's Class X exam, booked
The Tribune
Ranjit Kumar is in the police custody. The police said the student sent Ranjit Kumar, along with his Aadhaarcard and roll number, for taking the exam.

Former Pakistan nationals living in Ahmedabad to vote as Indians this time
Deccan Chronicle
They are now entitled to get the voter ID and Aadhaar cards and avail of the benefits of government schemes,” said Ahmedabad district collector Dr ...

Income Tax Return: Deadline to file ITR for financial year 2018 ends today
News Nation
The user can verify the uploaded return by three methods- using Electronic Verification Code (EVC) or Aadhaar one-time password (OTP) or digital ...


98 per cent promises made in 2014 manifesto kept, BJP to say in report card
The New Indian Express
The draft report, which will soon be submitted to BJP chief Amit Shah, counts direct benefit transfer with Aadhaar seeding, work orders worth `22,420 ...

Too much Work Pressure on CAs as various Tax Deadlines end Today
taxscan.in (press release)
Furthermore, taxpayers who had filed their ITRs for FY 2016-17 without linking their PAN with Aadhaar must do it on or before 31st March 2019 in ...

Awareness prog on EVM and VVPT conducted
Morung Express
She also reminded that photo voter slip alone will not stand for identification document. The EPIC or other documents like PAN Card, Aadhaar Card, ...

RRC Group D recruitment 2019: Application process ends soon, check syllabus, exam pattern, pay ...
The Indian Express
... OBC-NCL certificate, Non-creamy layer certificate, income certificate, photocopy of Aadhaar card, original discharge certificate of ex-servicemen, ...

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