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 19, 2019

14108 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 17th April 2019


Aadhaar data stolen by IT Grids proves UIDAI's main database can be breached: Experts
The News Minute
In an FIR filed in Hyderabad, the UIDAI has claimed that the Aadhaar data of about 7.82 crore citizens have been stolen and the Telangana police ...

Get Aadhaar Or Else Leave The Job: Madras HC Tells Teacher Who Challenged Biometric ...
Live Law
The Madras High Court, while rejecting a plea of a teacher challenging introduction of Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System in Government ...

Karnataka department puts Aadhaar details of 5000 scholars online
Times of India
BENGALURU: In a major data leak, the Karnataka education department put out on its website the Aadhaarnumbers of 5,375 meritorious students ...

How To Upload Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Driving License On DigiLocker
NDTV
DigiLocker, a cloud-based government platform, allows users to store and access electronic versions of their documents such as Aadhaar card, PAN ...

Aadhaar-Based Biometric System Has To Be Deployed In All Schools – Madras High Court
Trak.in (blog)
The Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system has already been implemented by the government of India, and by the high courts and by other ...

How Justice Chandrachud's dissent on Aadhaar influenced Jamaica ruling
The Indian Express
Justice Chandrachud had expressed the sole dissenting opinion in a 4:1 verdict that had upheld the AadhaarAct. Jamaican Chief Justice Bryan Sykes ...

Get Aadhaar card reprint delivered in just 15 days; order it at UIDAI, but there's a catch
Zee Business
The UIDAI has stated that one can get Aadhaar card letter hard copy delivered in just 15 days time via speed post. Citizens can raise the request for ...

'Do not combine Aadhaar and polls'
Times of India
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's technology advisor Vemuru Hari Prasad's proposal for Aadhaar authentication ...

Aadhaar card documents list: What you need to apply and update your Unique Identity Card
Financial Express
There are two type documents that are required for Aadhaar card - PoI (Proof of Identity) and PoA (Proof of Address) documents. In this article, we ...

Three Rohingyas held for securing voter ID, Aadhaar illegally
Business Standard
Three Rohingyas were arrested in Bahadurpura for allegedly illegally procuring Aadhaar cards, voter IDs besides PAN by making a false ...

Karnataka education dept leaks Aadhaar details of 5000 scholarship students
International Business Times, India Edition
The Karnataka education department, in a major data breach, leaked the Aadhaardetails of 5,000 meritorious students who recently received the ...

Canara Bank first to market in India with EMV Acquiring & Aadhaar authentication
United News of India
Mumbai, Apr 17 (UNI) ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, has announced that Canara ...

Data Protection is Social Protection
Project Syndicate
The world's largest biometric database – Aadhaar – is in India. Because inclusion in Aadhaar is a prerequisite for access to several social programs, ...

IT Grids also accessed data relating to other States: SIT
The Hindu
It integrated the same digital data of Voter IDs, Aadhaar and details of beneficiaries of various State government schemes in the app used by the party ...

Canara Bank bets on next-gen technology to support EMV card
Express Computer (press release) (blog)
Canara Bank has rolled out a new functionality to support EMV card acquiring across its ATM network and Aadhaar Authentication, leveraging ACI's ...

Justdial Data Breach Exposes Data Of 100 Mn Users
Inc42 Media
When it comes to data leaks in the Indian context, the first thing we think of is Aadhaar. As recently as February 2019, Aadhaar details of over 6.7 Mn ...

'CISF official' held for duping 50
Times of India
They reportedly used soft copies of Aadhaar and ID cards of defence personnel to create an account and then posted products for sale online.

SOG arrests two men whom they deem to be 'Bangladeshis'
Times of India
SOG officials said they found two Aadhaar cards, one from Maharashtra and the another from Gujarat, one driving licence issued by the Gujarat ...

Dear Karnataka voters, here's a quick guide to voting
Deccan Herald
... insurance smart card issued under the Ministry of Labour, pension document with photo, official ID cards issued to MPs, MLAs, MLCs, and Aadhaar.

Elections 2019: Why no political party can disrupt tech sector
Livemint
From civic and municipal issues, corruption and traffic to subjects such as Aadhaar, privacy and individual data leaks, there's little that citizens of ...

TRAI Approves Interoperability: Switch Your DTH Service Without Changing Set Box
The Better India
Entire back-end of Aadhaar has been developed on open source software except bio-metric de-duplication system.” Sharma also cited a recently ...

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Buzz around Raj Thackeray's rallies gives BJP-Shiv Sena a headache
Hindustan Times
... who is a good orator, effectively uses a digital screen during his rallies to show what PM Narendra Modi earlier said about issues such as Aadhaar, ...

What Latest Form 16 Changes Mean For You
NDTV
... at source of each of its employee. The Form 16 is usually issued by mid-June. (Also read: All you need to know about linking PAN with Aadhaar) ...

PM Modi has installed cameras in booths, he will know who you voted for: BJP MLA to voters
Free Press Journal
“Aadhaar and other cards have your photo now; if there are less votes from your booth, he will come to know who did not cast his vote and you will not ...

Officials told to give passbooks to all farmers in Karimnagar
Telangana Today
Instructing officials to link farmers' accounts with Aadhaar, he wanted the officials to complete all land disputes as early as possible. Besides, marking ...
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