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

Thursday, April 25, 2019

14113 - Aadhaar Related Articles dated 22nd April 2019


Aadhaar just an ID, says Nandan Nilekani
Deccan Herald
Infosys co-founder and former Unique Identification Authority of India chairman Nandan Nilekani Monday said Aadhaar did not qualify as a tool for ...

Has Aadhaar improved welfare delivery?
Livemint
New Delhi: On Aadhaar...there is no vision, only political gimmick," tweeted Narendra Modi in 2014, just a month before he became Prime Minister.

IT Grids had Aadhaar data from other states too, including 2 crore records from Punjab: Reports
MediaNama.com
The special investigation team (SIT) probing the IT Grids case has found that the company had Aadhaarrecords from “other southern states and a few ...

8 Bangladeshi Nationals apprehended at Railway Station in Guwahati, Forged Aadhaar Cards ...
The Sentinel Assam
Guwahati: Ahead of the Phase-III general elections to the Lok Sabha, Government Railway Police (GRP) along with Border Police apprehended at ...

Chennai-bound Bangladeshis held in Guwahati - Deccan Herald

AI, social media regulation find prominence in poll manifestos
Daily Pioneer
While the Congress promised an amendment to the Aadhaar Act in order to restrict its use, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) said it would push ...

AI, Social Media find prominence in manifestos - The Hans India

No one can touch reservation: Modi
Deccan Herald
In Nandurbar, he said that the erstwhile Congress-led UPA government launched the Aadhaar card here but later made it "niradhaar" (useless).

J&K man prepared fake documents from Anantnag shop, reveals probe
The Tribune
A resident of Anantnag in J&K, who was arrested with fake Aadhaar and PAN cards, had prepared both documents from a computer shop at Uttarshoo ...

Direct benefit transfer of subsidies crosses ₹3-lakh-cr mark in 2018-19
The Hindu BusinessLine
The use of Aadhaar, mobile phones and direct transfers into the beneficiaries' bank accounts have helped the government plug leakages.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 3 voting: How to vote without voter ID card
Business Today
... issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour; Pension document with photograph; Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs; Aadhaar Card.

Petition in HC claims schools denied admission to 130 students
The New Indian Express
Despite a Supreme Court Constitution Bench judgment saying admission in educational institutions cannot be denied for want of Aadhaar Card, ...

India's digital infrastructure will revive the economy: Nandan Nilekani
United News of India
Nilekani said that Aadhaar e-KYC has been revolutionary in making life simpler for people and India now has the infrastructure to deal with direct ...

Youth loses ₹72K while buying two-wheeler from 'army man'
Hindustan Times
In order to gain the complainant's trust, the accused sent him the PAN card, Aadhaar card and photograph of the man he was impersonating.

Kotak Bank launches debit card-based e-mandate on NPCI's API platform
The Hindu BusinessLine
... its customers to create electronic mandates (similar to the erstwhile eNACH with Aadhaar + OTP) via both the Debit Card and Net Banking channels.

Financial Services Companies Bridging the Last Mile in Financial Inclusion
CIOL
Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM trinity) have paved way for great opportunities in the past two years and facilitated the opening of over 300 ...

Four bikers snatch purse from woman
The Tribune
She said the purse contained Rs 1,000, her Aadhaar card and other important documents. A case under Section 379-B and 34 of the IPC has been ...

Gem of a guard!
The Tribune
The security staff returned the bracelet after verifying the credentials of the owner and after she gave a copy of her Aadhaar card to them. — TNS ...


The income tax returns filing just got more complicated
The Hindu BusinessLine
... many transactions, not to mention compulsory Aadhaar-PAN linking, the need to call for more and more information in the tax return is hard to justify.

TNEA 2019 Engineering counselling: Date and time
The Indian Express
The candidates need to verify these following documents, Admit card, Prove of nationality, voters id card, Aadhaar id, NEET UG mark sheet, A copy of ...

Finance Ministry To Release A Report On Fintech Regulations
Inc42 Media
Indian fintech sector has been going through a transformatory phase with the growing internet penetration and the wide adoption of Aadhaar, ...

SSC MTS recruitment 2019: Notification, application, syllabus, paper pattern, pay scale, fee
The Indian Express
Documents required: Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar, Voter's ID Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport, School/ College ID Card, Employer ...

Improper proprietary concerns
Economic Times (blog)
For opening an account in the name of a sole proprietary firm, only documents of the individual (proprietor), like an Aadhaar or PAN card, have been ...

Karnataka: Tourists Who Skipped Voting Were Shamed And Garlanded By Campaigners
The Logical Indian
Voting is an important tool of the democratic process which helps the people of a nation to voice their opinions and help shape the future of the country ...

India considers blockchain for digital payments
OpenGov Asia
... and settlement systems in India, including, among others, National Automated Clearing House (NACH), Aadhaar-Enabled Payment System (AePS), ...

NTA NEET 2019: Alert! Check these important details before appearing for entrance exam
Catch News
Candidates should not forget their hard copy of the NEET admit card along with the id proof like Aadhaarcard, voter id, pan card or any other id proof.

List of Small Finance Banks and their latest FD rates: Which one is offering the highest interest rate?
Financial Express
While opening bank accounts is almost instant if one uses Aadhaar card as the KYC document, otherwise also the account opening process is faster ...
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