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

Friday, April 12, 2019

14101 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 11th April 2019


How To Lock And Unlock Aadhaar Biometrics
NDTV
The UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India, the issuer of the 12-digit personal identification numbers under the Aadhaar programme, provides ...

PAN-Aadhaar linking: 'Neglect' may land you in trouble
Odisha Television Ltd.
Even though the last date for the linking of Aadhaar and PAN card has been extended by sixth time till September 30, 2019, you may not get relief.

How is Google's GPay operating without authorisation: Delhi HC asks RBI
Pune Mirror
"Google Pay by virtue of unauthorised access to the BHIM Aadhaar Unified Payments Interface (UPI) can have serious detrimental effect on the privacy ...

Poll officers: 'We must digitalise the electoral list. This process takes ages and people get angry ...
DailyO
It's so hard to go through so many papers, check the names of voters individually. Ideally, the voter card should be linked to the Aadhaar card. If we are ...

Election Commission's voter information portal is offline on Day 1 of polls
MediaNama.com
In February, nearly 55 lakh voters in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were disenfranchised as a result of linking voter IDs and Aadhaar, reported The ...

Lone transgender voter in Kollam to 'stamp' her identity through ballot
The New Indian Express
Her steely resolve to prove transgender people can lead normal lives like anyone made her get her identity established through Aadhaar and election ...

Personal finance: what changed in the last five years
YourStory.com
With the arrival of Aadhaar and its linkage to PAN and tax records, tax norms have changed dramatically. It is no longer possible to defraud the system ...

25-year-old plots murder with friends, guilty conscience gives her away
Times of India
Among those who knew the 59-year-old well was Richa, an assistant at an Aadhaar centre in Ashok Vihar. So when Richa dropped in to see her on ...

What Is My UAN: Simple Steps to Find Your UAN
NDTV
You can find UAN by PF member ID, Aadhaar, or PAN. Select any of these three. Now enter all the details requested on this page, which includes your ...

Stage set for elections to 25 LS, 175 Assembly seats today
The Hindu
... job card, health insurance smart card issued by the Ministry of Labour, pension documents and Aadhaarcard as alternative proofs of identity.

General Election 2019: 5 things to know before you cast your vote
Business Today
... under the scheme of Ministry of Labour; Pension document with a photograph; Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs; Aadhaar Card.


Panagariya favours consolidating all benefits into one cash transfer scheme
The Hindu BusinessLine
With Aadhaar we can calculate everybody's total benefit from various schemes and therefore a consolidation into a single cash payment is feasible.


Delhi woman, two others held for murdering 59-year-old woman for robbery
Hindustan Times
Police have withheld the name of the woman, who works at an Aadhaar card outlet in Ashok Vihar. Her two arrested associates are Sumit Kumar,22, ...


Ayushman Bharat has helped treat 20 lakh patients, provided financial relief of Rs 2600 cr: Health ...
DNA India
The identification will be done by Aadhaar and will allow follow-up services and health outcomes to evaluate the impact of the program. The scheme is ...

How to vote? Google Doodle reminds and helps people as India Elections 2019 begin
Times Now
The largest democratic exercise in the world begins today as India General Elections 2019 begin. Easily the largest democracy in the world, over 90 ...

Missing names from electoral rolls irk voters
Outlook India
From polling booth to online services, nothing works when it comes to finding name of self and husband in the voters list, having our voter ID, Aadhaar ...

Man held for fictional address on passport
Times of India
“We are investigating how Shaikh procured Aadhaar and election cards and other documents. He is not the only case of this nature,” he said.

Is there an error in your IRCTC ticket? Here is how to get it corrected by Indian Railways
Zee Business
... to provide various details and identity proofs like passport, voter id, driving licence, PAN card, student identity card, Aadhaar card, among others.

Indiastack members Sahil Kini and Nikhil Kumar float fintech platform; raise $3.5 Mn seed fund
Entrackr
It's a privately-owned bouquet of proprietary software applications powering most Aadhaar applications and Digital India initiative. Earlier Kumar was ...

RRC recruitment 2019: Railway Recruitment Cell Hubli Steno Admit Card 2019 released at rrchubli ...
Zee Business
The valid ID proof documents may be one of the followings: Aadhaar, Voter ID, College ID, Employee ID, PAN Card, Passport, Driving License, Bank ...

50 declared 'dead' after coming to vote
OrissaPOST
The voters furnished their voter identity cards and their aadhaar card, but could not budge the official from changing his decision and allowing him to ...

Polling in Hyderabad and Secunderabad sluggish
Telangana Today
... under the scheme of Ministry of Labour, pension document with photograph, officials identity cards issued to MPs, MLAs, MLCs and Aadhaar card.

The Supreme Court During Modi Regime
Live Law
The verdicts in politically charged cases such as Sahara-Birla, Loya, Bhima-Koregaon, Rafale, Aadhaar etc have invited a lot of criticism that when it ...

Harassed for political post, FB user to move CERT-In
Morung Express
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS): A Delhi-based Facebook user, visited by a company representative to verify if he is the one who had written a post with ...

How democratic was 16th LS?
Millennium Post
Similarly, other Bills like the Aadhaar Act were passed as a money bill. Besides, 100 per cent of demands were passed in the Budget session of ...
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