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

Sunday, April 7, 2019

14096 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 6th April 2019


eVoting app certified for Aadhaar-based biometric votes in future elections by Indian government
Biometric Update
Right2Vote claims to provide secret ballots, audit trails, server confirmation, voter records, voter receipts, double authentication, Aadhaar-based ...

Apex court refuses to hear plea against Aadhaar ordinance
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine the Constitutional validity of Aadhaarordinance recently brought about by the Central ...


Want to know where your Aadhaar number has been used? Here's how to check Aadhaar ...
Times Now
New Delhi: The government has made Aadhaar linking to various instruments in order to benefit from schemes. The Unique Identification Authority of ...


Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Challenging Aadhaar Ordinance
The Wire
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has for now refused to take up a plea that challenges the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar ordinance, which was ...

No PAN-Aadhaar Linking relief for these users: Check what is compulsory even before September 1
Zee Business
PAN-Aadhaar Linking last date: The extension of PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline came as good news for scores of users who had not done the same ...

Chori: Haryana Govt Officials Change Aadhaar Numbers of Beneficiaries, Scam Rs 3.53 Cr Meant ...
News Central 24x7
The officials embezzled the money by changing the Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries and transferring the money into forged Aadhaar-linked ...


Top 10 stories of the week: April 1st to 7th April 2019
MediaNama.com
Tech manifestos 2019: Congress promises digital rights, voluntary Aadhaar, reduced regulation, Sovereign fund, and more. The Indian National ...

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Agra's twin villages to elect MP after 30 years
Hindustan Times
Shaina Rajput of Nagla Arhar said, “After electing the mayor, this will be the second election in which I will participate using my Aadhaar card.

How to open PPF account online in HDFC Bank
Times Now
For opening a PPF account with HDFC Bank, an individual is required to have a valid ID proof, be it voter ID, PAN card, Aadhaar card, a proof of ...

Mass drive in low voter turnout areas on April 14
Deccan Herald
The CEO replied in negative when Ibrahim, a resident, sought to know whether linking of Aadhaar with EPIC was mandatory. “However, the Election ...

False claim: Voters can ask for 'challenge vote' if name is missing from electoral roll
Alt News
Voters just need to show their Aadhaar card in case their names are missing from the electoral rolls. Supposedly, under 'section 49A', voters can ask ...

Beware of fake messages on social media: CEO
Times of India
Citing an example, the CEO said a message is being circulated which says that people can cast their vote by showing their Aadhaar card. Clarifying ...


Privacy in the age of sunshine laws
The Hindu
The litigation and the civil society campaign against Aadhaar resulted in a unanimous judgment from nine judges of the Supreme Court declaring ...

Name must be on electoral rolls to vote
Times of India
... on the electoral rolls cannot vote for the Lok Sabha elections and bypolls on April 23 even if they produce their Aadhaar cards or other identity proof.

Central government employees pension account: Here's a list of factors you must note
Zee Business
A pensioner having Aadhaar number can alternatively submit Jeevan Pramaan, a digital life certificate introduced by the Government of India.

Poor server connection stalls bank works
Times of India
A customer Jaswinder Kaur said she went to the bank authorities in morning and was asked to bring her Aadhaar card and pan card for getting the ...

JEE Main 2019 From 7 April; Here Are 9 Important Instructions For Exam Day
AglaSem News
The valid Identity Proofs are only driving license/ PAN/ passport/ voter ID/ Aadhaar card with photograph/ E-Aadhaar/ Aadhaar enrollment number with ...

ECI steps in to check 'fake news' on WhatsApp
Times of India
The message claimed that people whose names don't figure on the voters' list can cast their ballot after showing their Aadhaar or voter ID cards and ...

Chinese Etailers Reduce Invoice Value On Shipments To Cut Import Duties
Inc42 Media
In order to keep a check on this, the government has been considering limiting the value of imported gifts to INR 5,000 ($71.5) per Aadhaar number to ...

Progress Vs Welfare
Millennium Post
Privacy and benefits, though not often liked, have come under the scanner with Aadhaar and its implementation. Enacted with the intent to ease the ...

Getting calls from credit card, loan, insurance agents constantly? Here's how your details get leaked
Times Now
For example, you ordered three copies of your PAN card or Aadhaar card or any other document with name, contact number and address, these ...

Monkey slayer tribe from Goa to debut as voters in LS polls
Devdiscourse
Gopal Vasant Powar, the head of the tribe, told PTI that they are eager to vote. "After getting voting cards and Aadhaar cards, we feel as if we are also ...

Only those voters will be allowed to cast their vote whose name appear in voters' list : CEO
United News of India
He said if name of any voter is not in the voters list and he shows his Aadhaar Card or Voter card at the polling booth, then he will not be allowed to ...

RRB JE 2019: CBT 1 Exam Date 27 May, as per Notice on Social Media
AglaSem News
On the day of the exam, along with the RRB JE Admit Card, the students must also carry one valid identity proof like Aadhaar card, PAN card, driving ...

Navodaya Vidyalaya to hold class 6th exam tomorrow; Check important details here
Brainbuxa
... Navodaya School to recover the registration number and will be required to produce their Aadhaar cards and other documents to verify their identity.
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