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 9, 2019

14098 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 8th April 2019


Haven't Linked Aadhaar With PAN Yet? Here Are Five Key Things To Know
NDTV
If you haven't linked your Aadhaar number, or the 12-digit identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, with Permanent ...

Supreme Court refuses to entertain challenge to Aadhaar ordinance, tells petitioners to approach ...
MediaNama.com
On Friday the Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar ordinance brought by the centre in ...

Aadhaar Card: Everything you need to know about Aadhaar Card
Financial Express
To receive the Aadhaar number, a person has to provide minimal demographic as well as biometric information during the enrolment process which is ...

Govt. May Force You To Link Facebook, Twitter With Aadhaar, Mobile Number, Passport; Trolling ...
Trak.in (blog)
For instance, a mobile number is required for creating a Twitter account, and moreover, they are offering Aadhaar and other Govt. issued ID cards to ...

Assam collects biometrics of NRC dropouts
Deccan Herald
So it was decided that the Aadhaar enrolment of these claimants be done so that their biometric details can be stored by the law enforcement agencies ...

Report Card: Modi spent 800 days campaigning, not 80 in Parliament
National Herald
One such Bill was the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. The opposition protests that the ...

Stealing the future
The Tribune
... in fake accounts opened using the students' Aadhaar details. Spreading like a virus, these fraudsters are stealing the future of the underprivileged.

Facebook resorting to unusual methods of user verification in India
Gadgets Now
Moreover, with the Supreme Court in September last year declaring that private sector companies don't have any right to seek Aadhaar details, ...


Tech manifestos 2019: BJP's promises on fintech, startups, farming & technology, and more
MediaNama.com
The BJP is not specific about its gameplan, and does not elaborate on plans regarding Aadhaar, surveillance, Digital India, or Smart Cities. The BJP ...

NHRC notice to Delhi government over non issuance of ration cards to 30 families
Times of India
It is also mentioned in the report that till this system comes into implementation, applicants have to submit Aadhaar, having a Delhi address, the rights ...

Ration cards elude locality where 3 died of hunger in Delhi
Hindustan Times
Another resident, Munni Devi, 55, said: “Most people here have Aadhaar cards issued on their village address. The officials at the ration card office ...

How a digital literacy project is changing the lives of Adivasi villagers in Maharashtra
Scroll.in
These villages, despite being less than 100 km away from the metropolitan city of Mumbai, lack access to basic online services such as Aadhaar card ...

This is how Flipkart plans to start its 'loan' business
Gadgets Now
... working on a video Know Your Customer (KYC) solution to offer instant credit to customers who buy through its platform, after Aadhaar-based eKYC ...


Police on the lookout for duo who forged documents
The Hindu
The case was referred to the High Grounds police, who found that even the Aadhaar and ration cards were fake. A telephone number mentioned in the ...

Kya Hua Tera Vaada: 'No Vikas', Says UP Village Boycotting Polls
The Quint
When he approached an Aadhaar card counter in Greater Noida, he was asked to bring a letter from a sarpach, as proof that a village called Dalelpur ...

What is a voter ID card?
Economic Times
A voter ID card is simply a document which ascertains your identity as an adult citizen of the country, and is primarily used in casting one's vote in ...

Biometric enrolment of draft NRC dropouts starts in Assam
Northeast Now
The collection of the details of the draft NRC dropouts is being done in collaboration with the UIDAI even as the Aadhaar enrolment for the rest of the ...

Why artificial intelligence adoption across the industry is imminent
Financial Express
The data and technical infrastructure around biometric identifiers (Aadhaar) and digital payment capability(UPI) are global benchmarks. Select Indian ...

5 arrested for duping youth
Times of India
STF recovered 50 blank cheques, 100 certificates, admit cards, 10 phones, two Aadhaar cards, five ATM cards, three SUVs and Rs 8,140 in cash from ...

UP B.Ed Admit Card 2019 released, exam on April 15
Times of India
... card, paste a photograph on the it and carry it to the exam centre along with a valid photo ID proof such as Aadhaar card, voter ID card, Passport etc.

Youth held at Gaurisagar by 17 para field regiment of the Indian Army, handed over to police
The Sentinel Assam
... rifles, three mobile phones, one mobile charger, one hand watch, one Aadhaar card, a voter card and some photographs from his possession.

Cumbersome process, 'primitive' sites leave voters-to-be disgruntled
Times of India
PANAJI: Several citizens keen on exercising their franchise later this month have discovered that it's a frustrating experience even to get their names in ...

With NOTA, Voters Have a Choice to Reject All Unworthy Candidates
Moneylife
JanDhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) and direct benefit transfer (DBT), the use of mobiles and Aadhaar to deliver government services have the potential ...

RRB ALP Technician CBT 2 Result 2019 : 2nd CBT Score, Cut-Off Mark Released
Prediction Junction (press release) (blog)
Education qualification documents certificate or equivalent. Caste certificate. Photocopy of both sides of Aadhaar Card. Income certificate for EWS ...
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